This study at Dalhousie University’s Aquatron test tank monitored the behaviour of striped bass in the presence of an active tidal turbine.

The goal of this project was to show that the Aquatron Pool Tank can be used to test the interaction of turbines with marine mammals.

The research drew on expertise and experience from different parts of Canada and Europe over a one year project period. The study allowed researchers to determine if fish are significantly stressed by an operating turbine and to make recommendations for future work regarding fish-turbine interactions in developing environmental monitoring programs for tidal energy.