Thibault Van Lierde, Author at Protectfish

“The current protection of the endangered freshwater fish is insufficient” – says ProtectFish Coordinator N. Jepsen

Posted on March 31, 2025 (April 7, 2025)

ProtectFish Coordinator Niels Jepsen interviewed by Danish online newsletter EcoTech On 28 January 2025, Niels Jepsen, ProtectFish project coordinator and DTU Aqua representative, was interviewed by ECOTECH journalist J. L. Hjorth-Svendsen. This online newsletter is dedicated to discussing biodiversity and ecosystems. Its primary readership includes public authorities, corporations, and organisations engaged in biodiversity matters. During […]

SAVE THE DATE! 1st ProtectFish Stakeholder Conference: “Dialogue on predation as a challenge for protected Fish and Bird Species”

Posted on March 20, 2025 (April 10, 2025)

Tuesday 06 May – 9:00 – 13:00 (CET) Mercure Hotel Koblenz (Germany) On Tuesday 06 May, the ProtectFish Consortium organises its first stakeholder Conference entitled “Dialogue on predation as a challenge for protected fish and bird species?”. The event aims atbridging the gap between fish and bird conservationists by fostering science-based dialogue and collaborative approaches. […]

ProtectFish presented at the Danish Bi-annual Freshwater symposium

Posted on February 25, 2025 (February 25, 2025)

Franziska Bockelmann, PhD student at DTU Aqua presented her work under the ProtectFish project at the Freshwater Symposium in Vingsted (Denmark) 5-6 February 2025. The symposium, attended by over 250 participants, focused on biodiversity. Mrs. Bockelmann’s 20-minute presentation highlighted key findings and advancements in freshwater biodiversity research under our ProtectFish project. Annual symposium to highlight freshwater […]

ProtectFish Czech Republic launches field work: sampling campaign on the Svatava river

Posted on February 21, 2025 (February 21, 2025)

Early January, ProtectFish partner Czech Academy of Sciences launched the local winter sampling campaign on the Svatava River in West Bohemia. Under the guidance of Associate Professor RNDr. Martin Čech, Ph.D., the project team aims to observe cormorants in a selected section of the Svatava River. Wildlife cameras funded by the ProtectFish project are monitoring […]

ProtectFish project team presentation!

Posted on February 10, 2025 (February 10, 2025)

As our project is now already rolling for over several months, we are excited to introduce the first round of our dedicated team behind the ProtectFish project. Our project aims at protecting endangered river fish populations across the EU. This post includes only a part of our ProtectFish project team presentation. Our team is composed […]

ProtectFish Austrian & Danish partners engage with local communities to co-develop management proposals for freshwater species

Posted on January 22, 2025 (January 30, 2025)

Early January (08.01) project partners Dr. Kurt Pinter & PhD. Phillip Schmitt from BOKU University (Austria) gathered in “Schloss Drauhofen” in Carinthia (Austria) with the local hunting community to discuss the latest news and developments of the ProtectFish project. During this evening gathering, Dr. Kurt Pinter & PhD. Phillip Schmitt (BOKU) were able to inform […]

ProtectFish partners interviewed by the German local media showcase the project’s field work near Koblenz

Posted on January 20, 2025 (January 22, 2025)

The ProtectFish German project partners from the University of Koblenz have gained significant media attention for their research & field work in the Nister river (near Koblenz, Germany). PhD-student Maren Paulmann and PD Dr. Carola Winkelmann, showcased their work on the regional public broadcast SWR (Südwestrundfunk), explaining the recent results achieved. The Nister river – […]

ProtectFish field work in Austria – first results

Posted on January 7, 2025 (March 4, 2025)

The ProtectFish project partners from Work Package 4 – led by Kurt Pinter of Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU) – executed end October some electro fishing research activities on the upper Drava river in Austria. This project team aims to how the modification of cormorant predation pressure interacts with the conservation status of riverine fish […]

Insights from the ProtectFish monitoring & field work

Posted on December 20, 2024 (March 4, 2025)

The ProtectFish project aims to evaluate the efficiency of various protection measures to safeguard river fish species across Europe, such as Grayling, Marbled Trout, and Salmon. Our project uses innovative research methods, such as the installation of wildlife cameras covering rivers with nets or ropes or scaring off predators. This allows our project partners to […]

The IUCN list updates European Grayling’s status to “Least Concern”.

Posted on December 16, 2024 (March 4, 2025)

The IUCN red listing of European Grayling “Thymallus thymallus – since 2010 has been reassessed. In its assessment published in October 2024, IUCN ranks the European Grayling among the species of “Least Concern”. European Grayling status reassessed despite important warning signs In its latest assessment, IUCN stipulates that the European Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) is of […]

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