Definition
A constructed passage or channel that allows fish to swim upstream around dams or other obstacles in rivers.
Etymology
From Old English 'fisc' + 'way' from Old English 'weg.' Fish ladders and other passage systems became necessary with industrialization.
Kelly Says
The most sophisticated fishways use underwater cameras and computers to monitor how effectively fish navigate them—some even have 'escalators' of stair-step pools that salmon can jump through.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዓሣ መንገድ
a-sa men-ged
ARالعربية
مجرى الأسماك
maǧri' al-asmaak
BNবাংলা
মৎস্যপথ
mot-shoy-path
CACatalà
passatge de peixos
pas-sa-te-je de pe-ixos
CSČeština
rybí chodník
ry-bee choh-d-nik
DADansk
fiskep passage
fish-kep pas-sa-ge
DEDeutsch
Fischleiter
fish-laɪtər
ELΕλληνικά
διαδρόμος ψαριών
dee-a-dro-mos p-sa-ree-on
ESEspañol
sendero de peces
sen-deh-roh deh peh-thehs
FAفارسی
راه ماهی
rah-e ma-hee
FISuomi
kalatie
ka-la-tee-eh
FRFrançais
passerelle à poissons
pas-er-el ah pwa-sohn
GUGU
માછિલી માર્ગ
maachhi-li maar-g
HAHA
hanya tsaye
hun-ya ts-aye
HEעברית
מעבר דגים
ma-a-ver dag-im
HIहिन्दी
मछली मार्ग
machhli maarg
HUMagyar
halakoz
ha-la-koz
IDBahasa Indonesia
jalan ikan
ja-lan i-kan
IGIG
akwụ ụkpụrụ
ak-wu uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
passaggio per pesci
pas-sah-dʒio per pes-chi
KKKK
балық жолы
ba-lyq jo-ly
KMKM
ផ្លូវត្រី
ph-lou-v-trai
KO한국어
생선 통로
saeng-seon tong-ro
MRMR
मच्छी मार्ग
machhi maar-g
MSBahasa Melayu
jalan ikan
ja-lan i-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြီးလမ်း
ye-khee la-ng
NLNederlands
vispassage
vis-pas-sa-ge
NONorsk
fiskeplassering
fish-e-plass-eh-ring
PAPA
ਮੱਛੀ ਦਾ रास्ता
machhi da rasta
PLPolski
przejście dla ryb
przh-yej-s-chye dla ry-b
PTPortuguês
passarela para peixes
pass-ah-reh-lah pah-rah pee-shesh
RORomână
pasaj pentru pești
pa-sa-j pentru pe-sht-i
RUРусский
рыбный путь
ryb-nyy put'
SVSvenska
fiskgång
fish-gaang
SWKiswahili
barabara ya samaki
ba-ra-ba-ra ya sa-ma-ki
TAதமிழ்
மீன் பாதை
meen paathaai
TEతెలుగు
చేపల మార్గం
chepal maar-gam
TLTL
daan ng isda
daan ng is-da
TRTürkçe
balık yolu
ba-li-k yo-lu
UKУкраїнська
рибний шлях
ryb-nyy shlyakh
URاردو
مچھلی کا راستہ
machhli ka rasta
VITiếng Việt
lối đi cá
loi di ca
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀sìn
o-po o-ro e-sin
ZUZU
umthombo wamaqhawe
oom-thom-boh wa-ma-qha-we