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Dog salmon mouldering

After spawning <a href="http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/Issues/Fisheries/Salmon.html">salmon</a> die in the thousands, settling to the bottom and littering riverbanks. It gives a river a funky smell, but also releases nutrients into the water and feeds the ecosystem for months to follow.
— After spawning salmon die in the thousands, settling to the bottom and littering riverbanks. It gives a river a funky smell, but also releases nutrients into the water and feeds the ecosystem for months to follow.

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