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New system in place to help fish navigate Hood Canal Bridge
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About 50% of young steelhead trout die while trying to navigate their way through the Hood Canal Bridge, but a new piece of equipment, installed Monday, could alleviate that.
The Hood Canal Bridge is a floating bridge.
Many would think fish would have no problem swimming under it but a lot of them do.
"Researchers realized that young steelhead were going missing and presumed dying near the bridge," said Shaara Ainsley with Long Live the Kings, a non-profit salmon and steelhead recovery organization.
Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/new-system-in-place-hood-canal-bridge-fish-passage/281-d78e1a87-6699-4315-9fea-57d0a09f0fa1