This unlikely-sounding device actually started out as an apple cannon, created to move fresh-picked fruit from trees to central storage bins on an orchard along the Columbia River in Eastern Washington.

The Whooshh system helps migratory fish, not just salmon, to move within river systems, usually upstream and often past various artificial barriers. In most cases, this system is superior to the fish ladder, which requires the ‘spilling’ of excess water to provide water for passage up the ladders(s). Finding a way to more effectively and affordably move the fish without spillage allows for better, more efficient water resource management between fish, energy, agriculture, and consumer needs.