Explosive Dam Removal in Norway!
Migratory fish in Norway have something to celebrate this week, as a century-old dam was blown up with dynamite!
This removal will help fish in the area reach their breeding grounds and thrive once again. Until now, the fish in this river have only been able to live and spawn in the lower 950 meters before the dam. Soon, they will be free to swim 10km upriver.
Thanks to a five year campaign by Tore Solbakken and the 120 members of the Norwegian angling club Gudbrandsdal Sportsfiskeforening, the government agreed to foot the bill of 3.4m kroner (€241,000) to remove the dam. The seven meter high barrier was built in 1916 in the town of Fåvang, in Innlandet, east Norway. It has not been in use for over 50 years.
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