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The Salmon Canon

Description:  Dams provide hydroelectric power and recreation to much of the Pacific Northwest. However these dams block the normal migration of salmon upstream to spawn. Whoosh Systems has created a "salmon cannon" that may the problem of salmon migration. Salmon are moved up a vacuum tube and launched into the water above the dam.

Web Resources:  Meet the Salmon Cannon - Geek Wire, Whooshh Innovations  

 
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