Imagine a river where the fish are disappearing because too many birds are eating them. This project studies the battle between cormorants and grayling fish to find a fair balance. It's like figuring out how to keep the forest healthy without letting one animal wipe out another.
River fish populations are crashing due to predation and pollution, leading to intense conflicts between wildlife managers and local stakeholders. There is a critical lack of published scientific data to resolve these disputes and protect endangered species.
A network of field experiments and a literature review (D 4.1) to generate management recommendations for river biodiversity.
If you are a biodiversity assessment firm dealing with declining river fish populations — this project developed knowledge-based recommendations that help implement adaptive nature management. This allows for more accurate reporting on the conservation status of EU-listed species.
If you are a river basin authority dealing with conflicts between bird protection and fish conservation — this project developed tested protective actions and culling data. This provides a scientific basis to reduce local conflicts over predation pressure.
If you are a stocking service dealing with high mortality rates of released grayling — this project developed field experiments to measure the effect of relieving predation. This helps in optimizing the survival rates of protected fish species.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or implementation costs are provided; the project focuses on generating management recommendations.
The project uses EU-wide data and field experiments across 8 countries, suggesting the recommendations are designed for broad regional application rather than a single industrial plant.
Based on available project data, the outputs are management recommendations and scientific knowledge; no specific patents or licenses are mentioned.
The project directly supports the EU Biodiversity Strategy, Natura 2000, the Water Framework Directive (WFD), and the Habitats and Birds Directives.
The project runs from 2024-06-01 to 2028-05-31, with initial infrastructure and experiments established in the first 18 months.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward research and academia, with 5 universities and 4 research institutions. Only 1 industry partner (SME) is involved, representing a 10% industry ratio. This indicates the project is primarily driven by scientific discovery and policy recommendations rather than immediate commercial product development.
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