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The neglected Galapagos of Europe By Jessica Bateman21st July 2021 Beneath its misty surface, southern Europe s Lake Ohrid is the most densely biodiverse lake in the world. Now, fishermen are helping save its living fossils from extinction. I It s around 8am and there s a chill in the air as I look out across the foggy horizon of Lake Ohrid, which sits on the border between Albania and North Macedonia. A cluster of small wooden fishing boats, painted in bold primary colours, slowly grow larger as they move towards the shore. One pulls up to the bank beside me, where an old man in a battered baseball cap is waiting to buy the fisherman s haul. The fishermen go out on the lake every morning, starting at 4am, to catch the Ohrid trout – known on its Albanian shores as koran . It s a species that exists only in this lake, and is in high demand all around the region thanks to its delicious light pink flesh, which is usually grilled or baked. It has been popular here since medie

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