Our work
Education
We offer training and courses for those interested in fish and fishing, marine biology, limnology, and aquatic ecology.
Research
We conduct research on aquatic ecosystems, fish, fishing, and fisheries management.
Environmental monitoring and assessment
How is the fish population along our coasts and in our seas, lakes, and watercourses doing? We track changes, explain them and show the way forward.
News and ongoing projects
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SLU’s first eel survey in the Nyköpingsån aims to provide knowledge about the eel’s future
Hydropower plants and dams pose major obstacles for the critically endangered European eel. Now researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) want to find out how eels in the Nyköpingsån are affected if the water is allowed to flow more freely. -
New floating platform for seal-safe coastal fishing in southern Sweden
The push-up trap is a vital tool for coastal fishing in northern Sweden, keeping seals away from the catch. In the southern Baltic Sea, algae growth and difficult cleaning have hampered its use. SLU has now developed a work raft to make the job easier and improve fishers’ working conditions. -
The noble crayfish in danger – new animated film aims to inspire action
The situation for the noble crayfish, our only native freshwater crayfish species, is critical. The species has disappeared from large parts of Sweden and Finland. Now, a new animated film aims to engage a new generation through a story that blends loss with hope for the future.
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Identifying risks in the flow of nutrition from aquatic foods in vulnerable coastal and islands states in the face of a changing climate
In the Vitamin Sea-project we will investigate how climate change effect people's access to nutritious food from the ocean, especially those living in coastal areas and in small island nations. -
HotFish – Sustaining marine biodiversity under climate change
The HotFish project investigates the distribution and seascape connectivity of fish in the Swedish Baltic Sea to improve and expand the Swedish marine protected area network.
Open databases
Database for fish monitoring along the coast - KUL
Download catch data from coastal fish surveys. Here you will also find data from individual fish sampling from coastal sampling.
Database for fish monitoring in lakes - NORS
Download data from approximately 10,000 conducted fish surveys distributed across about 3,900 lakes.
Database for fish monitoring in rivers and streams - SERS
Download data from more than 81,000 electrofishing surveys carried out at around 22,000 electrofishing sites.