Mar 09
Daniella Montali-Ashworth commenced her CDT-SIS studentship project by adapting a theoretical concept related to fluid dynamics interactions with aquatic plants to better understand fluid mechanics associated with a cylindrical cluster of bristles. From the desk, she moved into the laboratory to test her assumptions, before moving into a highly interdisciplinary realm to explore how …
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December 1, 2020
Sep 25
CDT-SIS graduate Dr Daniella Montali-Ashworth is now working with the Environment Agency and her Cylindrical Bristle Clusters have been installed on rivers on the Isle of Wight during the summer of 2020. Articles in the local press from September 25, 2020. https://www.iwradio.co.uk/news/isle-of-wight-news/fintastic-new-technology-helps-fish-in-isle-of-wight-rivers/ https://www.islandecho.co.uk/fish-given-a-helping-hand-thanks-to-environment-agency-clusters/ https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/18748472.environment-agencys-bristles-help-fish-isle-wight-rivers/
Jan 15
Research Article University of Southampton have developed a new Cylindrical Bristle Cluster (CBC) fish pass that is installed on gauging weirs to enhance passability for fish by reducing drag without impacting weir function. Funded by the UK Environment Agency (EA). Daniella Montali-AshworthaAndrew S.VowlesaGustavode AlmeidabPaul S.Kemp First published in Ecological Engineering Volume 143, 15 January 2020, 105634 …
Aug 22
Improving fish passage on the Adur by Rachel Paget Ouse and Adur River Trust Newsletter. Summer 2018. https://oart.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/OART-11-Summer-2018-E-Newsletter-1.pdf OART have installed a new fish pass at Haterell’s Bridge, removing a significant barrier to fish passage on the Western arm of the River Adur and facilitating increased, multi-species, fish movement through an additional 2.2km of river.
