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Salmon reintroduced to Czech rivers after 50-year absence due to pollution

Volunteers carrying buckets containing salmon fry walk towards the Kamenice river near the village of Jetrichovice, Oct. 22,
Volunteers carrying buckets containing salmon fry walk towards the Kamenice river near the village of Jetrichovice, Oct. 22,David W Cerny / Reuters

Members of Czech Fishing Union and Bohemian Switzerland National Park release salmon every year to Kamenice River as part of the reintroduction program kicked-off in 1998. The program is aimed at stabilizing the salmon population in the Czech Republic and at reintroducing the fish to rivers after almost 50 years of absence caused by massive industrial pollution during the communist era.