“The fish are released twice a year in Neratovice near Spolana in collaboration with the local anglers and the environmental centre. Their good condition and the state of the local fish population are a positive indicator of the cleanliness of the water in the area,” describes Miroslav Falta, Executive Director of Spolana. He continues: “In the long term, we are also involved in environmental care through social responsibility projects, such as keeping honeybees at our production site, supporting the nesting of peregrine falcons and increasing the fish population in the River Elbe.”  

“We invited third and fifth graders to the event, as they need to become aware of behaving responsibly towards the environment. Therefore, we prepared a lot of educational and entertaining activities for them, such as a quiz on the topic of fish and everything related to water,” comments Hana Matějková, a lecturer at the environmental centre in Kralupy nad Vltavou. “We would like to use this opportunity to thank Spolana for the invitation. The children are thrilled about the entire event; they have an opportunity to spend a whole morning in nature and get introduced to fish species,” says Stanislav Mathaus, a teacher at the Libiš Primary School.

Anglers and Libiš Primary School pupils released well-known fish species into the River Elbe’s autumn waters, including European perch, grass carp and Eurasian carp. These fish species create a balanced community in the river and fulfil a host of ecological functions. Thanks to the representatives of the anglers union, the children could learn a lot of interesting information about many fish species.

Apart from increasing the fish population in the River Elbe and beekeeping, Spolana is also active in supporting the threatened peregrine falcon. In collaboration with the non-profit organisation ALKA Wildlife, it has been caring for peregrine falcons since 2015. Overall, five young have hatched here. In recent years, Spolana has significantly decreased the impact of its production on the environment. The vicinity of the production site, especially the biological pond, has become a popular haven for a host of protected and threatened animal species. The cleanliness of the area is attested by the presence of river otters, common teals, common kingfishers and trout, all animals that are highly sensitive to the quality of the environment.