Britain's rarest freshwater fish found in Bassenthwaite Lake
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 08:00
in Earth & Climate
Two adult vendace, Britain's rarest freshwater fish and a relic of the last ice age, were found in Bassenthwaite Lake in north-West England last month, more than a decade after being declared 'locally extinct'. Last year, a single young vendace was recorded during the annual fish survey.