🎬Whether you’re working in fisheries management, conservation policy, science or simply care about the future of our rivers’ biodiversity, check out our project’s objectives for fish, birds and people in this video ! đź‘€ Our project aims at studying management options and building dialogue among interested stakeholders. Please watch & share with those who you […]
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On 14 May 2025, members of the ProtectFish project gathered online for the 2025 General Assembly. The meeting brought together all project partners as well as several members of the External Advisory Board (EAB). Project partners shared updates from their respective work packages, exchanging insights – particularly from the numerous field experiments conducted by project […]
06 May 2025, Koblenz – Germany The first ProtectFish conference, held on 06 May 2025 in Koblenz – Germany, brought together local and regional authorities, scientific experts, and stakeholders to discuss the topic: “Predation as a challenge for protected fish”. Expert presentations offered valuable insights on topics like the harmonisation of species protection, nature conservation […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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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 ÄŚech, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 (SĂĽdwestrundfunk), explaining the recent results achieved. The Nister river – […]
Project Coordinator
Technical University of Denmark DTU
Dr. Kim Birnie-Gauvin - kbir@aqua.dtu.dk
Communication, Dissemination Coordinator
Aliénor
protectfish@alienor.eu
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