The Improve Aquatic LIFE podcast follows one of Europe’s most ambitious conservation projects. First up is an episode on the exciting life of sea trout.
Culvert replacement opens up Natura 2000 waters
In Slussebäcken, a tributary river to Billan in Eda municipality, the Värmland County Administrative Board is planning to replace an old road culvert that currently hinders fish migration. By tagging and tracking fish with PIT tags, researchers and project staff are investigating how the measure can improve connectivity in the river.
Large stones will bring new life to the sea
In the sea off Landskrona, a lot of stones have historically been picked up from the seabed through so-called stone fishing. Now the Improve Aquatic LIFE project will recreate a Stone reef in the sea off Landskrona.
Freshwater pearl mussel rescued in River Emån – new feature
In a new feature, we are taken to the secret underwater world of the Freshwater pearl mussel, as biologists move the mussels for an upcoming restoration in a tributary of the River Emån.
Watch the feature: new life in the Pjältån – the return of the sea trout
After an old concrete culvert was removed, the Pjältån river outside Norrköping has been given new life. Now a new film shows how the river has regained its natural flow, and how sea trout have quickly begun to thrive again.
Preliminary study prior to the removal of Torp hydropower plant in the River Örekilsälven
To monitor the effects of the dam removal, Karlstad University (KAU) together with the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland (CABO) is conducting a extensive study on salmon migration.
New findings on eelgrass and sea trout
It has long been known that eelgrass beds are extremely important in many ways, not least as nursery grounds for many fish species. Now researchers are finding out how important they are specifically for sea trout. A new research project – and a short film – takes us to Hakefjorden, where the hidden habitats of the sea reveal their importance.
Nordic-Baltic LIFE Platform meeting in Umeå
Over three days, more than 30 LIFE projects from 10 countries met in Umeå to exchange experiences and learn from one another.
Discovery of salmon above Okome mill
During the summer, Okome Mill was dismantled to allow aquatic organisms to migrate past the dam and occupy spawning and nursery areas further up the catchment. During electrofishing, shortly after the dam was dismantled and no longer constituted a migration barrier, juvenile salmon were found upstream of the dam. Salmon have not been found in Stockån above Okome since the dam was built.
Work in the River Örekilsälven
The permit process to remove and replace the Torp power station with a new dam to allow free fish migration is ongoing. At the same time, Munkedal municipality has initiated its own restoration measures along the river.