Ribble Rivers Trust remove yet another weir!
Last week, the Ribble Rivers Trust completed a partial removal of the ‘Long Preston weir’, taking out 60% of the weir. The weir had a width of 21 metres across…
Massive decline in migratory freshwater fish populations could threaten livelihoods of millions, warns new report
Globally, monitored populations of migratory freshwater fish have declined by an average of 76% between 1970 and 2016. Average declines have been more pronounced in Europe (-93%) and Latin America…
Hydropower company owners remove hydropower dam setting a new precedent to a global audience
The Dam Removal Europe coalition hosted a never-before-been-done webinar featuring a live dam removal in Sweden. The powerplant removal was uniquely instigated and undertaken by hydropower owners to improve biodiversity…
The freeing of Hiitolanjoki River – the movement of salmon from Ladoga to headwaters
Environmental Manager of the Regional Council of South-Karelia Matti Vaittinen, fisherman and also actor Jasper Pääkkönen and Executive Director of the South Karelian Recreation Area Foundation Hanna Ollikainen are ready…
Criteria for decision making towards the improvement of river connectivity and dam removal considering the impacts of invasive fish species in the Iberian Peninsula
“Criteria for decision making towards the improvement of river connectivity and dam removal considering the impacts of invasive fish species in the Iberian Peninsula” (CIREF and Wetland International) The Iberian…
30 years of data reveal dramatic increase in abundance of brown trout following the removal of a small hydrodam
Birnie-Gauvin, K., Larsen, M. H., Nielsen, J., & Aarestrup, K. (2017).30 years of data reveal dramatic increase in abundance of brown trout following the removal of a small hydrodam. Journal…
Major Polish rivers are seriously threatened by government plans
Major Polish rivers are seriously threatened by government plans Save the Rivers Coalition(Poland) brings together organisations which protect Poland’s rivers, streams and wetlands, and the coalition includes scientists, individual persons,…
River Continuity Restoration and Diadromous Fishes: Much More than an Ecological Issue
River Continuity Restoration and Diadromous Fishes: Much More than an Ecological Issue This paper presents the main challenges for defining, evaluating and achieving effective river continuity restoration. You can request…
