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Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon-stairs, 1862. Creator: Unknown
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Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon-stairs, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon-stairs, 1862. Messrs. Ashworth...are introducing salmon into [Irish] rivers where it has been hitherto impossible for them to exist in consequence of their not having communication with the sea..."during the summer, when fish require to move to and from the sea, [the] canal is dry, so that the fish in Mask cannot get down, and the fish in the Corrib cannot get up. There is a continuous flow of water from the upper to the lower lake, the water having worked a passage through caverns for itself underneath the ground, through the rocks: any surplus supply flows through these intricate channels, through which the fish have never been known to pass. In order, therefore, to assist the salmon in their annual migration to the sea, and to perfect the work begun by the Messrs. Ashworth, it will be absolutely necessary for the Board of Works to close up these caverns in the lake in order to divert the waters thus running waste into the canal, and to improve the passage by erecting stairs to afford the salmon an uninterrupted passage between the two lakes." A stair of the kind proposed, of which we subjoin a rough plan, can be easily constructed'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862
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Pisciculture - Salmon-Stairs, 1862
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is a captivating photograph that showcases an engineering marvel designed to aid the migration of salmon between two lakes in Ireland. The image, created in 1862 by an unknown photographer, depicts a series of intricately designed salmon stairs that were constructed to help the fish navigate the natural barriers preventing their annual journey to and from the sea. The Messrs. Ashworth, a renowned pisciculture firm, were pioneering the introduction of salmon into Irish rivers where they had previously been unable to thrive due to the lack of communication with the sea during the summer months. In this particular location, the lakes of Mask and Corrib, the fish were unable to move between the bodies of water due to a dry canal during the summer months. The upper lake, Mask, had a continuous flow of water to the lower lake, Corrib, but the fish could not pass through the caverns beneath the ground that the water flowed through. To assist the salmon in their migration and perfect the work begun by the Messrs. Ashworth, the Board of Works was tasked with closing up these caverns and diverting the waters into the canal. In order to improve the passage for the salmon, they proposed constructing a staircase, as depicted in the photograph. This staircase, designed with the fish's needs in mind, would provide an uninterrupted passage between the two lakes, allowing the salmon to complete their annual migration. The image offers a fascinating glimpse into the innovative solutions employed during the 19th century to support the growth and survival of fish populations, and the importance placed on their conservation.
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