Salmon filmed on return to river

Poor water quality is blamed for the loss of fish from rivers

A salmon has been filmed swimming through a fish pass in Peterborough for the first time in decades, according to the Environment Agency.

The film was taken at the Dog in the Doublet sluice on the Rives Nene at the fish pass, which slows the flow of water to allow fish to go upstream.

Poor water quality and locks and weirs had been blamed for the loss of salmon and sea trout from rivers.

The Agency is completing a programme of installing fish passes in other rivers.

Chris Reeds, of the Environment Agency, said: "The work we have undertaken to remove barriers to fish migration, alongside major improvements to water quality, is beginning to attract these spectacular fish back into our rivers.

"We will continue our work to ensure that salmon and sea trout are a regular sight in this area."