Hydraulic Impact on Fish Migration in a Sariakandhi Fish Pass of Bangladesh

The importance of open water fish in our socio-economic regime has recently drawn the attention of the policy makers of the country. FCD/FCDI projects mainly serve the agricultural interests, but it interfere fish migration. This inevitably affects the open water fisheries sector as migratory routes.Fish passes are constructed to allow normal breeding migration and to ensure natural route of fish movement.

Fish fry, spawning and hatchling movement from Jamuna to Bangali River was the main objective of Sariakandi Fish Pass Project.The structures will also aid in efficient development of the carp fishes. Spawning migration, mainly in carp fish, in the study area was found to begin at the 2nd week of May and continue up to the 3rd week of July. Catfish migrations began at the last week of March and continue up to the 2nd week of June. 

 The study also found that there were seven major category migratory species in the project area and the fish pass is contributing positively for growth of fishery resources in then study area. During the monsoon carp fish is the dominating migratory species. Carpfish migrates in a higher velocity, whereas, catfish migrates in a lower velocity.