Salmon Vanish From Sewage-Hit Thames

Evening Standard - London › April 04, 2006

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IT could be the end of salmon in the Thames. Increased sewage and drought may force the abandonment of a 30-year project to reintroduce the fish which once thrived in the river.

Environment Agency officials said today that last year was the first when not a single salmon returned to spawn, despite 30,000 young fish being released into the river.

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Salmon Vanish From Sewage-Hit Thames

Darryl Clifton-Dey, who runs the Thames Salmon Rehabilitation Scheme for the Agency, said: "It's a m...

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