Fish conservation measures – there’s so much that’s possible!
But threats remain!
Development plans on the Oder – risks to nature and sustainable use
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The Oder is one of the last major, relatively natural rivers in Europe. However, the Polish government is planning to develop the Oder with funds from the World Bank, the EU, and the Council of Europe’s Development Bank – and Germany has also committed to this development in a bilateral agreement. But concrete implementation plans and timelines on the German side are not publicly available.
EU-Publication
LIFE and freshwater fish
“The conservation of Europe’s freshwater fish and their habitats is an important EU policy goal, supported not only through the Habitats Directive and the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strat- egy, but also, because of the clear and close links between water quality and fish conservation status, through the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and associated River Basin Management Plans. As the only specific source of European-level funding for nature conservation, the LIFE programme has made a huge contribution to the improved status of threatened fish species across the EU. This includes vital work in favour of near extinct species such as the houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus), allis shad (Alosa alosa) and saramugo (Anaecypris hispanica). In all, LIFE has already targeted 51 of the 65 freshwater fish species listed in the Annexes of the Habitats Directive.”
Editor’s note:
Note the contradiction with the Oder development plans!
Guidelines for watercourse maintenance in Lower Saxony
Includes current regulations on the protection of fish species and aquatic habitats.
Urgently needed in practice!
Let us hope – for the benefit of fishes and all other forms of life – that these guidelines are implemented nationwide!
Download:
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The attachments can be found at
www.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de/leitfaden-artenschutz-gewaesserunterhaltung
- Annex I: List of specially or strictly protected species potentially affected by watercourse maintenance in second-order flowing waters in Lower SaxonyAnnex II: Fact sheets on specially or strictly protected species and species groups in watercourses
- Annex III: Data on the occurrence and distribution of the relevant species (for those responsible for river maintenance and the lower nature conservation and water authorities)
Dead wood for more life in gravel pits – enhancing fish stocks and biodiversity
“Would you like to increase fish stocks and species diversity in your gravel pit lake? It is great that you are considering achieving this by introducing dead wood. This guidance document is based on the research and implementation project BAGGERSEE. Here, we have summarised our practical experience for you.”
Excerpt from the short guide of the BAGGERSEE project.
Read more in the quick guide: Kurzleitfaden_Totholz_web.