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John Hastings | all galleries >> Geographic >> U. S. of A >> Alaskan tour & cruise > Fish wheel
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18-JUL-2006 IMG_5011.jpg

Fish wheel

I thought this a most ingenious device. It is tethered to the bank so the current drives its ‘paddle wheel’ on which sit two large basket-nets. Salmon can’t see clearly in the silty water and swim into the angled nets to be lifted out and slid down a shute into an underwater holding tank. The devices are so efficient their use is regulated by law.

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/250s f/4.5 at 70.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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