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Big Atlantic Salmon inspects a female

On a spawning ground, in a Norwegian river, a male salmon can have several femals.
Every now and then the males take an inspection tour to see how far the femals are from spawning.
Moments for the memorybook for a cameraman.

First part of the spawning season the rivers was very low on water.
It was a struggle to get the camera low enough to film the Salmon under water, and be careful enough without disturbing the fish or the nests.

The Salmon miracle

This is a miracle. From a small roe of 4mm, a small creature enters the world. If it gets the chance to grow up, it has the opportunity to become a 25 kg salmon. It will probably not happen in Repparfjordelva in Norway anymore. The government has decided to give NUSSIR ASA, a mining company, the right to dump 30 million tonns of mine waste into the fjord.

The Brown Trout Circle Dance

Years ago, I was lucky enough to see large Brown Trout swim with their Dorsal fins above the water, to measure strength and size. The Circle dance. This I have never forgotten. One day I was lucky enough to experience this again, this time with the camera under water. The chance of getting this spawning behaviors filmed in still water, no wind, swimming in and out of the morning sun, is close to zero. So enjoy this view.