Bycatch of protected species in fisheries
Bycatch – the unintentional capture of non-target species, remains a major threat to many protected, endangered, and threatened species such as seabirds, marine mammals, and sharks.
Moved Trawling Boundary in the Baltic Sea – Scientific Follow-up
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM), on behalf of the Swedish Government, is carrying out an scientific project involving a relocated trawling boundary in the Baltic Sea. The aim is to examine the effects on herring (Clupea harengus) stocks.
The Kingdom of Colours
The project "The Kingdom of Colours" focuses on developing new methods for monitoring algal toxins in marine environments using visual signals such as the pigmentation and patterns of algae.
Marine extreme weather
Heatwaves in the sea can affect fish and other organisms, and extreme storms can reduce fishing opportunities. In this project, researchers are studying the effects of heatwaves on fish and food webs through models and experiments.
No-fishing areas
In no-fishing areas, fishing is not permitted, thereby protecting species and their habitats. At the Department of Aquatic Resources, we monitor the development of Sweden's no-fishing areas and provide recommendations on how they can be best designed.
FishLinks
In the FishLinks project, researchers are investigating whether tourism in Tanzania contributes to unsustainable fishing pressure, and if so, in what way.
Research projects
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Best anaesthesia protocol for fish species and situation
There are over 30000 species of fish, living in a wide range of habitats. To treat ‘fish’ as one group is probably even less meaningful than to attempt to produce general guidelines for ‘mammals’. In this project, we will determine how different anaesthetics affect fish. -
MSP4MORE
In order to mitigate climate change and support biodiversity, it is crucial to develop renewable energy solutions that balance targets for protection, restoration and livelihoods. -
Bycatch of protected species in fisheries
Bycatch – the unintentional capture of non-target species, remains a major threat to many protected, endangered, and threatened species such as seabirds, marine mammals, and sharks. -
Lake food web responses to variation in land use practices across environmental gradients
This project will address how land-use change and forestry practises have altered, and may come to further alter, lake ecosystem diversity and function through inputs of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and nutrients along natural gradients in lake-biogeochemistry and catchment vegetation.
Research areas
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Algtox - Knowledge Center on Algal Toxins
We can expect toxic algal blooms to become more common as the climate changes. A better understanding of which toxins algae produce and under what circumstances this happens will therefore become increasingly important, and this we aim to investigate within Algtox. -
AquaGenomics: linking genes and genomes to population and ecosystem health in a changing world
We combine genomics and ecology to uncover evolutionary processes shaping aquatic life in a changing world. -
Fish in food-webs: ecology & evolution of aquatic communities
We link variation in body size and community composition to ecological and evolutionary dynamics in changing environments. In our research we combine dynamic models, experiments and analysis of long-term ecological data from lake, coast and open sea systems. -
Offshore renewable energy
Renewable energy is growing globally, including offshore wind. Key questions arise about impacts on marine life, fisheries, and other uses. The Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua) offers expert knowledge to support marine renewable energy development.
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Current target for sustainable fishing involves unnecessarily high risks
A new study shows that the level currently used as a benchmark for maximum sustainable yield carries a higher risk of stock collapse than previously assumed. Almost the same long-term catches can be achieved with slightly lower fishing pressure, but with a significantly lower risk to the stocks. -
SLU’s Fisheries Research Station in Älvkarleby has now closed for good
After more than 100 years of operation, Sweden’s first facility for compensatory fish farming of salmon and trout has now permanently closed its doors. -
Interdisciplinary approaches to ecosystem restoration
As Europe works to restore its natural environments, researchers at SLU are exploring new ways to reconnect ecosystems and people. By linking ecology, society and culture, they aim to create landscapes that are both resilient and meaningful. -
Local fishing closure improved European eel stock on the Swedish west coast
The number of eels leaving the Swedish west coast to spawn in the Sargasso Sea has increased since eel fishing was closed in 2012. This is shown in a new study from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), which for the first time evaluates the effects of the closure.