The essential fish delivery service
Reduced Fish Handling and Stress
The TUber™ minimizes the contact between the fish and the human handlers, as well as the exposure of the fish to air and sun. This reduces the potential for injury, disease, and mortality of the fish, as well as the stress response that can affect their quality and survival.
Increased Efficiency and Productivity
The TUber™ can transport fish faster and more reliably than manual methods, such as boots or nets. This saves time and labor costs, as well as increases the capacity and throughput of the fish transport process. The TUber™ can also operate in various weather conditions and adapt to different weir-trap setups.
Enhanced Safety and Comfort
The TUber™ improves the safety and comfort of the fisheries personnel, as they do not have to carry heavy loads of fish or work in harsh environments. The TUber™ also reduces the risk of accidents and injuries that can occur from handling slippery and sharp fish or operating machinery.
Less Environmental Impact
Getting a fish from the bottom of a ravine or trap to a truck on a roadway above can have a permanent impact on the shoreline. Running up and down the embankment with heavy equipment or personnel, in combination with a little water, can and does create unwanted erosion. With the TUber, the environmental impact on your shorelines and banks is minimized. The turnkey system is designed to leave no footprint.
The original SalmonCannon™ was developed a decade ago, specifically, for live fish transfer operations for aquaculture, hatchery operations, and studies where the fish are already being handled, but where transfer is difficult, dangerous, or inefficient. The SalmonCannon™ comes in two sizes, and is made of lightweight materials for easy handling by one person. Loaded by hand, the gentle but efficient transport assures fewer injuries to both fish and personnel during transfer operations.
The MigratorTube™ provides safe transport for the fish. Flexible, durable, continuous extrusions with misting ports embedded in the tube hanger assures low- stress, low-pressure passage on a moist cushion of air, regardless of height. The proprietary blend of materials is unlike any other tube that has been produced before. After five years of research and development, and another five years of rigorous studies and real-world deployments, we are confident in saying that there is not a safer way for fish transport.
There are different options for the tower and reel, depending on the configuration and number of MigratorTubes™ needed.
The TUber™ consists of several components: the SalmonCannon™, the Migrator™ tube, tower and reel, the mobile support trailer, and the generator or renewable power source. The SalmonCannon™ is a device that uses air pressure to pull and push fish through a wetted entry and exit point. The MigratorTube™ is a flexible hose that connects the SalmonCannon™ to the transport truck or tote. The auxiliary support trailer contains the blower, water separator, air hoses, control system, reel, and tower that enable the operation and storage of the TUber™. The generator provides the power supply for the blower, misting box, and optional water sump pump.
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