Spawning Salmon Sculpture - Wetherby, UK - Made for the Millennium on Waymarking.com

The weir built to provide water to drive the mill also had a salmon trap built into it as a method of fishing for salmon. The weir and trap also prevented the salmon reaching their spawning grounds.

These days the salmon trap has been converted to a fish ladder and salmon can now once again get past the barrier of the weir.

To celebrate this and the millennium this sculpture of two spawning salmon was erected next to a public footpath on the River Wharfe. There is a plaque in front of the sculpture.

'SPAWNING SALMON'
BY
Michael Liesener
PRESENTED BY
WETHERBY ARTS FESTIVAL &
WETHERBY TOWN COUNCIL
TO CELEBRATE
THE MILLENNIUM 2000

Can you tell us who created the item: Michael Liesner Condition of the item: Great So what did YOU do for the millennium?: Attended a party Related web site: Not listed

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