Actually, we have a ladder for fish in Gettysburg, SD on the Missouri River. Salmon do not naturally spawn here, so they had to manufacture something to make them feel at home. From the SD GFP: ’The Whitlock Bay Salmon Station is located along the shores of Lake Oahe at Whitlock Bay, 18 miles west of Gettysburg near West Whitlock Recreation Area. The salmon station is made up of a concrete fish ladder, concrete raceways and a building where artificial spawning takes place."
Over fishing, blockages, water temperature change and pollution have reduced the salmon population, fish ladders help build it back up faster. More changes being made but the runs in the Fall are just so reduced from when I moved to my area in the early 2000’s.
Way back in 2006, in Rootstown, Ohio, there is a school now called NEOMED (Northeast Ohio Medical University – should have left it the old name) where they sold shirts about a football team that had “Walking Whales” and the slogan was “We Got Legs”. On the back it had a schedule of a football team “The Fighting Natans” with a schedule of teams they played. I cannot find a picture of the shirt, but the shirt I am referring to has on the front NEOUCOM Football with the slogan “We Got Legs” with a picture of a whale with legs and on the back it had a schedule for the football games and the school names were hilarious.
Yakety Sax 3 months ago
LOL
The Reader Premium Member 3 months ago
Give them an escalator!
BigDaveGlass 3 months ago
And not a bear in sight……
duggersd Premium Member 3 months ago
Actually, we have a ladder for fish in Gettysburg, SD on the Missouri River. Salmon do not naturally spawn here, so they had to manufacture something to make them feel at home. From the SD GFP: ’The Whitlock Bay Salmon Station is located along the shores of Lake Oahe at Whitlock Bay, 18 miles west of Gettysburg near West Whitlock Recreation Area. The salmon station is made up of a concrete fish ladder, concrete raceways and a building where artificial spawning takes place."
sandpiper 3 months ago
Seeing is believing
Grover Premium Member 3 months ago
Fish have legs!
Kroykali 3 months ago
Now we know who invented the fish ladder.
j.l.farmer 3 months ago
Great idea!!! That way they can conserve their energy to spawn instead of using it trying to leap up to the next level!!
charliefarmrhere 3 months ago
There really is such a thing as fish ladders, I think located at dams. They don’t look like that though.
mistercatworks 3 months ago
It gives them additional traction, more than slippery rocks. It’s the difference between life and death of a species.
Thehag 3 months ago
Over fishing, blockages, water temperature change and pollution have reduced the salmon population, fish ladders help build it back up faster. More changes being made but the runs in the Fall are just so reduced from when I moved to my area in the early 2000’s.
MT Wallet 3 months ago
This comic is diadromous.
sincavage05 3 months ago
Go Clumsy, make a difference!
Sambora1 3 months ago
I learned something new today, never heard of fish ladders and just looked them up and they are pretty cool.
I'm Sad 3 months ago
Way back in 2006, in Rootstown, Ohio, there is a school now called NEOMED (Northeast Ohio Medical University – should have left it the old name) where they sold shirts about a football team that had “Walking Whales” and the slogan was “We Got Legs”. On the back it had a schedule of a football team “The Fighting Natans” with a schedule of teams they played. I cannot find a picture of the shirt, but the shirt I am referring to has on the front NEOUCOM Football with the slogan “We Got Legs” with a picture of a whale with legs and on the back it had a schedule for the football games and the school names were hilarious.