SALMON CANNON
Washington used 1 pneumatic fish cannon to solve salmon passage past a 60m hydroelectric dam; the result transformed blocked rivers into thriving spawning grounds
Washington used 1 pneumatic fish cannon to solve salmon passage past a 60m hydroelectric dam, using a pneumatic tube system to move migrating fish over major barriers. The Whooshh PassagePortal, also called the Salmon Cannon, helped transport salmon around dams while reducing handling. The system uses scanning, sorting, water mist and controlled air pressure. The technology helped reopen access to upstream waters used by salmon for spawning.
What it takes to do a Salmon Run & go against the crowd in the market
Like Salmon, one species of investors who show similar skill and grit in the market are called ‘contrarian investors’. They go against the flow, taking non-consensus positions and timing their trades when the crowd is overrun by panic or euphoria.
US aims to restore water, return fish to diverted California river
Environmentalists have cheered a plan to reconnect the river this fall. But it is over budget, overdue and vehemently opposed by local farmers and some Republican lawmakers. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, a 2016 Republican presidential hopeful, once joked about eating its protected fish with crackers.
Mending fences: City of Derry in Northern Ireland
The walls of the medieval city of Derry in Northern Ireland bespeak a history of conflict but point hopefully to a future of harmony.
