Thibault Van Lierde, Author at Protectfish

Newsletter May 2026 – “Keeping the momentum flowing: steering ProtectFish into its next phase

Posted on May 7, 2026 (May 7, 2026)

We are pleased to share the 4rd edition of our ProtectFish project’s newsletter, highlighting the project’s progress and achievements over the past six months. Over the past 18 months, ProtectFish has made solid progress in advancing knowledge on interactions between fish populations, habitats, and predator dynamics. Our consortium has delivered robust (preliminary) scientific results while strengthening […]

ProtectFish members meet in Vienna for the 2026 General Assembly

Posted on May 7, 2026 (May 7, 2026)

Press release On 28 April 2026, partners of the Horizon EU-funded research project “Protecting threatened river fish against predation (ProtectFish)” met in Vienna for the 2026 General Assembly meeting. This meeting was hosted by BOKU University. Throughout the meeting, leaders of each of the project’s Work Packages presented key updates on ongoing activities, collaboration across […]

ProtectFish project Czech partner shares project expertise on national radio

Posted on March 4, 2026 (May 8, 2026)

On 18 February 2026, hydrobiologist Martin Čech (Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences – BCCAS) presented the latest details on his work in the framework of the ProtectFish project in a 30-minute live interview on Czech national radio (broadcast Právě teď). The discussion focused on the impact of the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) […]

ProtectFish Consortium reviews first 18 months of work and coorganises the 11th International Conference on Cormorants

Posted on February 11, 2026 (February 11, 2026)

Press release Prague, 04 February 2026 – On 3 February 2026, the partners of the Horizon Europe project ProtectFish met at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (Czech Republic) for a project review meeting with the European Commission. The meeting was held back-to-back with the 11th International Conference on Cormorants, co-organised by the […]

ProtectFish fieldwork featured on Czech National Television and Radio

Posted on February 9, 2026 (February 9, 2026)

Early January 2026, the ProtectFish project gained wide national visibility in Czechia, with its field experiments on cormorant exclusion in several Czech rivers. This work was featured on Czech State Television (Česká televize), CNN Prima NEWS and on the Czech State Radio (Český rozhlas) in mid-January 2026 and included a nationwide edition with sign-language interpretation […]

ProtectFish fieldwork in Denmark – More fish in the rivers!

Posted on January 28, 2026 (January 28, 2026)

In 2025, the Protect Fish project carried out several fieldwork activities in Denmark. This combining electrofishing surveys, cormorant deterrence, and hydrological measurements. Early results indicate a notable increase in juvenile grayling abundance, while ongoing monitoring and European collaboration aim to assess the effectiveness of conservation measures and support habitat modelling at river-basin scale. Read below […]

Testimonials from the field – ProtectFish experiments disrupted by beaver-related material damage

Posted on December 11, 2025 (December 11, 2025)

Earlier this year, the Czech Academy of Sciences launched its first experiments in two selected rivers in the Czech Republic. This in the framework of the Protectfish Work Package 4 – “field experiments to study the effect of a decreased predation pressure”. The objective is to investigate how increased habitat complexity and reduced predation pressure can […]

ProtectFish presented at the ÖKF FishLife Forum 2025 in Linz

Posted on December 4, 2025 (December 4, 2025)

ProtectFish partner BOKU University presented its research and work under our project at a national conference dedicated to the protection of aquatic ecosystems organised by the Austrian NGO Österreichisches Kuratorium Für Fischerei und Gewässerschutz (ÖKF), highlighting especially the Austrian case study. Introduction In October 2025, Phillip Schmitt (BOKU Vienna) presented the ProtectFish project at the […]

SAVE THE DATE – International conference: “Cormorants in a changing world”

Posted on November 13, 2025 (November 13, 2025)

From 03 until 06 February 2026, the 11th International Conference on Cormorants will be held in Prague (Czech Republic). This event is organised by the Cormorant Research Group // IUCN SSC Cormorant Specialist Group and financially supported by the ProtectFish project. All actors monitoring cormorant populations and/or studying their ecology and ability to adapt to […]

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