Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:11:17 +0200https://english.radio.cz/salmon-returning-river-elbe-8617016© 2026 Radio Prague International Fisherman Ladislav Mervinsky was dumbstruck when he caught a salmon - over a metre in length - in the river Elbe (Labe) close to the Czech-German border in north Bohemia. This is the first time since 1954 that a salmon was caught in the Elbe. Not too long ago, the river was considered one of the dirtiest rivers in Europe. So what's brought the fresh-water fish, known to live in only the cleanest of waters, back to the Elbe? Dita Asiedu reports: encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/losos_v_labi.jpg?timestamp=1591434483 https://english.radio.cz/salmon-returning-river-elbe-8617016 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9