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Paul Nicklen National Geographic Magazine
"Everybody Loves Atlantic Salmon-Here's the Catch"


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"Returning Home" Iceland boast the cleanest and healthiest salmon rivers in the world. Fishermen also pay up to 2000US dollars a day to fish Icelands most famous rivers. Here a fisherman changes his fly on the Hvita River. Although Iceland do not have the largest fish, they do have extremely healthy returns. Many scientists attribute this to the lack of fish farms are key area's where wild adult and smolt salmon leave and return to the rivers.
 

 

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