The salmon stocks in the Teno River have collapsed despite the existing bilateral agreement between Norway and Finland, scientific monitoring required for the implementation of the agreement, and other institutional arrangements on both sides of the border, to solve the problem. The total ban on salmon fishing in 2021 is the latest demonstration of the long-standing attempts to protect Teno salmon and local salmon-dependent livelihoods. There is a consensus on the need to protect salmon, but the preparation and implementation of the salmon policy have been criticized. The aim of our project is to create a comprehensive understanding of the problematic situation, on the historical developments of the Sámi salmon management, and the decision-making criteria for the existing Finnish salmon policy. Our research will create and test practical processes to integrate different types of knowledge about the well-being of salmon populations and human communities. Our research is responsible.

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