New fish passage restores access to 1,000 miles of previously blocked North Carolina habitat

New fish passage restores access to 1,000 miles of previously blocked North Carolina habitat

Source: globalseafood

10/10/2023

New fish passage restores access to 1,000 miles of previously blocked North Carolina habitat

According to NOAA Fisheries, updates at the Blewett Falls Hydroelectric Project now allow American eel and other fish species to access previously blocked upstream riverine habitat.

In 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a new license to Duke Energy to operate the Yadkin-Pee Dee Project. Through the relicensing process as part of the Federal Power Act, NOAA Fisheries and partners requested fish passage at both the Blewett Falls and Tillery Projects.

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