Tag Archives: fish migration

Fastest and Biggest Dam Removal in Finland!

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Seppo

The Sierilä hydro power plant planned by the Kemijoki Ltd would have dammed and drowned the last free-flowing main channel of Kemijoki River in the Northern  Finland. The dam project was canceled thanks to the long struggle of the NGOs and local activists!
Background info:
Cartoon from 2017:

The Kemijoki River in Northern Finland was once maybe the […]

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Valentines Day – Fishes are cool, but so are macroinvertebrates too!

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Seppo

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Removing “Road Dams” in Europe – Webinar

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Seppo

The World Fish Migration Foundation, The United States Forest Service, and The Nature Conservancy invite you to join us for a 3 hour, international webinar highlighting the need and opportunities to improve road and stream crossings to enhance the biodiversity of rivers across Europe! 
January 19th, 2022 from 15:00-18:00 Central European Time (CET) 
River fragmentation from constructed […]

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Help Migratory Fish Break Free

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Seppo

Please help migratory fish Break Free for World Fishmigration Day 2022 on Saturday May 21, 2022.
The official WFMD 2022 Participants Guideline is now available!
Download the guide for free on our resources page.

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Activist to Pay Compensations to Power Company for “Damaging the Dam” with Art!

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Seppo

The Kemijoki River in Northern Finland was once maybe the best salmon river in Europe.
The river was dammed after the World War II, and no fish passages were built, so the local salmon population was lost.
Kemijoki Ltd has now 16 hydro power plants in the Kemijoki River. The company wants to build one more with […]

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