Improved migration survival of European eels at Swedish hydropower plants
This project investigates eel migration past three hydropower plants in the Kävlingeån River, both before and after legally required fish passage facilities were constructed.
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.
BAYeFISH
The BAYeFISH project aims to develop a better method for analysing electrofishing data. The goal is to make more effective use of all the data collected and obtain more reliable estimates of fish abundance in Swedish rivers and streams.
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.
Long-term feeding ecology of harbour seals
Following successful conservation efforts, harbour seals in the Skagerrak have recovered from record low levels in the 1970s. This research project analyses more than 2,000 diet samples collected over the past two decades to improve understanding of the seals’ ecological role and to support sustainable, ecosystem-based management.
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.