Whooshh's Salmon Cannon successfully transports initial round of Chinook from Wash's Washougal River
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SCOM] September 22, 2014
Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife is reporting initial success of the Salmon Cannon fish transportation system for wild fall Chinook at the Washougal River.
The cannon is a technology created by Whooshh™ Innovations and has made it possible for WDFW staff to move hatchery and wild fall Chinook salmon from the weir up the riverbank with minimal handling, according to Whooshh Innovations CEO, Vince Bryan III. Fish travel via the proprietary “Whooshh tube,” a distance of 120 linear feet in approximately five seconds, and then exit into awaiting tanker trucks destined for the hatchery.
WDFW Hatchery Reform Coordinator, Eric Kinne, said the Whooshh fish transport tubes eliminate several steps for hatchery workers when moving fish from the center of the river to the waiting tanker truck, a process that can result in high stress to the fish.
Bryan added that the Washougal installation is “a big step into having fully volitional Whooshh systems installed in the future,” enabling more fish to reach spawning grounds and hatcheries cost effectively.
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