Section for Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology

About the section

The research of the Section for Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology is focused on the relation between environmental parameters and various fish species in streams, lakes and coastal areas. This includes investigations of natural and man-made impacts on the populations including the effects of habitat deterioration, physical obstructions, eutrophication of lakes and development of new lakes and wetlands. The human dimension is increasingly important in management of recreational fisheries and thus an important focus area. Further, the work of the section includes research on stockings of eel, trout and salmon as well as monitoring and evaluating the effects of the stockings.

The research results are used to give advice on how populations of freshwater and diadromous fish can be restored, preserved and exploited in a sustainable way while the interests of society are considered.