Peter Asmus
28:41 - 29:18
“the community, only 70 people, a utility that serves only 70 people, everybody does basically everything, but they use their indigenous wisdom because that river is the salmon”
- Speaker
- Peter Asmus
- Timestamp
- 28:41 – 29:18
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 23, 2026
From the transcript
And actually, my first report as a research analyst was on hydrokinetic technologies, and I was supposed to forecast the market growth, which was like That's a whole other story. It was kind of like impossible and kind of a mind— but what's interesting about the story is the community, only 70 people, a utility that serves only 70 people, everybody does basically everything, but they use their indigenous wisdom because that river is the salmon— you know, the salmon in that river will have been their historical livelihood. So they knew at certain times of the year the salmon swim at a certain level in the river and at other times of the year. And so the hydrokinetic device can move up and down seasonally to limit. And as far as I know, they have not had any major issues with fish kills.
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