So you don’t have to worry about whether our solutions have undergone rigorous peer reviewed studies, below is a collection of all the known independent studies published using our product over the years. Each of our solutions were informed by the fisheries science and the climate change forecasts, as we tested and developed our solutions over the past 10 years. As a bonus, we have also included some other significant studies that have guided us and will guide you too.
Brief description of numerous studies completed over the last decade guiding product development
Brief description of study outcome with reference to the relevant study/report with links to supporting video
A narrative summary of studies published through 2017 on the core technologies.
What is the feasibility of having salmon voluntarily enter the Whooshh system without the assistance of human handling?
Do fall Chinook salmon traveling through a 40′ or a 250′ Whooshh fish transport system incur additional physiological stress compared to the trap and haul transport or control-net transport fish?
Do fall Chinook salmon traveling through a 40′ or a 250′ Whooshh fish transport system incur epithelial injury?
Is gamete survival of fall Chinook salmon affected by adult transport through a 40′ or a 250′ Whooshh fish transport system prior to spawning relative to trap and haul transported and control-net handled fish?
Is the percentage of viable eggs collected and fertilized from a group of Chinook transported by the Whooshh system equivalent to the percentage of viable eggs collected and fertilized from a group of hand-carried Chinook?
Is the survival rate of hand carried Chinook broodstock comparable to the survival rate of Whooshh transported Chinook broodstock at Roza dam on the Yakima River?
Is reproductive readiness of adult fall Chinook salmon affected by transport travel through a 40′ or a 250′ Whooshh fish transport system as compared to transport travel via a trap and haul or control-net handled?
Does transport method affect adult salmon survival: comparative study evaluating fall Chinook salmon traveling through a 40′ or 250′ Whooshh Fish Transport System, trap and haul transport and control fish?
Are the spring Chinook adult survival, productive spawning and egg viability data of Whooshh transported verses hand and haul transport reproducible?
Is it feasible to safely, efficiently and effectively transport salmon 1,100 ft distance with a 100 ft elevation via the Whooshh Fish Transport System?
Comparing hand carriage vs 40 ft Whooshh transport followed by hatchery truck haul are the adult survival and egg viability rates comparatively reproducible? An evaluation of three-years worth of data.
Does fish transport through either a 40′ or an 1100′ long and nearly 100′ high Whooshh Fish Transport System significantly affect adult survival, reproduction or egg viability outcomes?
The sorting by species and passage efficiency of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead (O. mykiss) through the WESS-WFTS was assessed.
The sorting by species and passage efficiency of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead (O. mykiss) through the WESS-WFTS was assessed.
The sorting by species and passage efficiency of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead (O. mykiss) through the WESS-WFTS was assessed.
Can Whooshh demonstrate volitional entry and effective transport of pink salmon through the Whooshh fish transport system?
Does transport of Sockeye through the Whooshh fish transport system measurably affect their upstream migration?
Can a Whooshh system safely transport sockeye salmon over a 180′ x 1700′ high head dam in less than a minute?
Is it possible to safely transport hatchery steelhead 250 ft through the Whooshh fish transport system?
How do the physiological responses compare between groups of hatchery adult rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after traveling through an early prototype of the Whooshh Fish Transport System (WFTS) or by trap and haul transport?
How does a floating elver trap compare to a stationary elver trap?
What design features are incorporated into the Elverator, floating elver trap, and how well does it perform?
How well does the new floating collector compare to conventional elver pipe traps at Lilla Edet?
How do three different elver climbing substrates compare?
Will Lake Sturgeon safely transport through the Whooshh fish transport system?
Is it feasible to transport American shad via a Whooshh fish transport system? What is the associated passage survival and impact on the epithelium associated with Whooshh passage?
Will fish experience any extraordinary, potentially harmful, G forces when traveling through the Whooshh fish transport system?
Water savings and extra power generation resulting from Whooshh Passage Portal over traditional fish ladders.
