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Vimbas jump across Venta Rapid in Latvian Kuldiga
BC, Riga, 11.04.2012.
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A peculiar sight can be observed in Kuldiga (western Latvia), where vimbas jump across the Venta Rapid, Europe's widest waterfall, LETA was informed by Kuldiga Tourism Development Center specialist Jana Bergmane.
The fish move up the river as they return to spawn each spring, passing the effervescent Venta Rapid.
300 years ago, during the reign of Jacob Kettler, the Duke of Courland and Semigallia, the residents of Kuldiga came up with a unique fishing technique whereby they placed fishing baskets on the waterfall to catch the fish.
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