The Suez Canal will be widened

Re:The Suez Canal will be widened by Someone1234 on Sunday May 16, 2021 @09:53AM (#27173715)

I don't even understand what "controls" means here? Are you talking about turning the Suez Canal into a filtered lock system able to hold Suezmax class ships (160,000 DWT)? Wouldn't the massive energy usage by pumping/filtering that much water (and the usage by the ship's idle engines while they wait) do more environmental damage than the invasive species?

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Re:The Suez Canal will be widened by PoignardAzur on Sunday May 16, 2021 @10:46AM (#27174071)

Obviously the correct engineering solution is underwater laser turrets. Mounted on sharks.

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Re:The Suez Canal will be widened by istjohn on Sunday May 16, 2021 @10:24AM (#27173912)

We use electrified barriers to prevent Asian carp spread in the Great Lakes region [0]. I'm not sure of the practicality of something similar in a saltwater canal.

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/24/asian-carp-gre...

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Re:The Suez Canal will be widened by lolinder on Sunday May 16, 2021 @09:56AM (#27173737)

I was thinking of a filtered lock system, and you're right that that's impractical for the Suez.

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Re:The Suez Canal will be widened by asdff on Sunday May 16, 2021 @03:25PM (#27176261)

What about a gillnet?

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