The National Fishway Strategy
Starting year
2009
End year
2011
Objectives of the project
The most important goal is to strengthen the endangered fish populations. The strategy aims to spe-cify the guidelines in assessing and prioritizing fishway plans. It also encourages the supportive use of stream restoration, water quality improvement, fishing policy and supervision within the fishway projects.
Participants
Responsible organization
Original organization
Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute
Persons
Mäki-Petäys Aki
Related organizations
Finnish Environment Institute
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Suomen Luonto -lehti / Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto ry
Lapin ELY-keskus / Elinkeinot
Suomen ympäristökeskus (SYKE)
Kalatalouden Keskusliiton
Suomen Ammattikalastajainliitto ry
and the Finnish Federation for Recreational Fishing.
Energiateollisuuden ympäristöpooli ry
Results
Results and impact
Collected background material for the National Fishway Strategy will be published in report series of Ministry of Aquaculture and Forestry by the end of year 2011. Instead of widely used stocking in management of fish populations, the National Strategy will state the future guidelines to enable natural reproduction of fish. Organizations related to fish and environmental management will benefit from the presented guide-lines for the evaluation of biological, technical, and socio-economical aspects in assessing and prioritizing fishway projects. Authorities may also exploit the given priority list of the top fishway projects.
Other information
Keywords
Kalatiet, Vaelluskalojen palauttaminen, Voimalaitos