Restoring it is the government's challenge, and not just for the people of the Lot-et-Garonne.

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Montauban, capital of the Tarn-et-Garonne area, is about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Toulouse.

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By the 1980s, the native wild sturgeon in the estuary's Dordogne and Garonne rivers was near extinction and a fishing ban was imposed.

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After his goalscoring exploits last season, Bellion has featured slightly less frequently this term, thanks to Blanc's squad-rotation system, but he is content with life on the Garonne river and feels his maturity off the pitch is reflected by his play on it.

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