Published: 6 Jan 13 10:36 CET | Print version
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A million fish have used Europe's biggest fish ladder in the Elbe river near Hamburg since it opened in summer 2010 to migrate from the North Sea past a dam and power station to spawning waters upstream.
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Your comments about this article:
For no more reason than I'm curious, but raandy is right nice light reading.
4Killer Whales
4Sperm Whales
2Humpback Whales
1Gray Whale & Calf
1 Family from Wales
all just last Weekend.
everything is signposted !
raandy
If the old fart actually swims to Hamburg,he would certainly also get a stairlift.