Author: Thibault Van Lierde

On 1 October 2026, Danish newspaper Herning Folkeblad published an interview with Mathis Olesen, biologist at DTU Aqua. During an electrofishing survey on Denmark’s Storå River,  Olesen spoke about the work underway on the Storå River to monitor fish populations and investigate ways to protect threatened grayling, with support from local volunteers. He found that […]

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On 29 September, ProtectFish partner Aliénor attended the event “The Stress Test of the Nature Directives: Next Steps for Wildlife Conservation and Management in Europe” at the European Parliament in Brussels. This event was organised by the European Parliament’s ‘Biodiversity Hunting Countryside’ Intergroup, together with the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) and the […]

Read More… from ProtectFish follows debate on the EU Birds & Habitats Directives inside the EU Parliament

ProtectFish published its first policy brief, presenting the project’s first scientific findings and recommendations for the conservation of threatened freshwater fish populations in Europe. This policy brief is based on research results and is addressed to EU, national and regional authorities responsible for freshwater biodiversity, river-basin management, protected-species management and conservation-status assessment. The document will […]

Read More… from New ProtectFish Policy Brief brings evidence to policymakers on fish conservation

How are protected freshwater fish species monitored in your country? Share your expertise through the ProtectFish EU survey. #NatureConservation To support stronger and more coordinated conservation efforts, the 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐔-𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐱 𝐈𝐈, 𝐈𝐕 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞.  The survey […]

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On 22 April 2026, representatives from the Estonian Ministry of Climate visited Aarhus (Denmark) for a knowledge exchange mission focused on river management, ecological status assessment and implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). Organised together with the Municipality of Aarhus, the visit brought together public authorities and scientific experts. To discuss freshwater ecosystem […]

Read More… from DTU Aqua presents research findings to Estonian delegation visiting Denmark

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 […]

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

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 […]

Read More… from ProtectFish members meet in Vienna for the 2026 General Assembly

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) […]

Read More… from ProtectFish project Czech partner shares project expertise on  national radio

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 […]

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

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 […]

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