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 […]
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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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 […]
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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 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 […]
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We are pleased to share the 3rd edition of our ProtectFish project’s newsletter, highlighting the project’s progress and achievements over the past six months. As ProtectFish celebrates now 1 year and half of research, our partners have continued to advance scientific research & strengthened collaboration with stakeholders. Bringing us closer to our goal of protecting river […]
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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On 6 September 2025, the ProtectFish partner BOKU University (Austria) joined the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) General Assembly in Vienna to share the latest project developments. Dr. Kurt Pinter presented his ongoing research on fish conservation and cormorant management, while highlighting the importance of stakeholder involvement. This meeting reflects ProtectFish’s commitment to building bridges among […]
ProtectFish project partner Czech Academy of Sciences has published a new research paper on the ecology on the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). This study aimed at exploring more details on the long-term impact of this fish micropredator’s behaviour and ecology on fish populations in European rivers and streams. The paper, recently accepted in Acta Ornithologica […]
What makes a fish more likely to become prey for birds? Is it the size of the fish, the speed of the predator — or something as subtle as the curve of a river? These are the kinds of questions ProtectFish tries to answer in our Work Package 3: cormorants and habitats – ecosystem effect […]
Project Coordinator
Technical University of Denmark DTU
Niels Jepsen - nj@aqua.dtu.dk
Communication, Dissemination Coordinator
Aliénor
protectfish@alienor.eu
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