Tag Archives: fish migration

Unsustainable industries are lobbying for devastating changes to the EU water law

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Seppo

Water framework directive in danger Unsustainable industries, including industrial agriculture, hydropower, and coal mining, are lobbying for devastating changes to the EU water law – the Water Framework Directive (WFD).
The future of EU rivers: New paper exposes business lobbies’ wish list of destruction

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Easter Bunnies & Salmon Eggs

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Seppo

Easter bunnies like wild rivers“Rivers have always provided fundamental and vital services for mankind and the environment. However, dams disrupt the natural functioning of rivers and can cause a wide-scale decline in fish and other river wildlife. For these reasons, it is necessary to remove these barriers to return rivers to their natural, free-flowing state.”
Dam Removal Europe

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Restoration of Urban Longinoja Brook Wins Finnish Biodiversity Award

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Seppo

We love river restoration
The Longinoja Creek restoration project

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For a Friend of Free Flowing Rivers

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Seppo

Valentine trout
World Fish Migration Foundation

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Free Flowing New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Seppo

We fish you a Happy New Year!Dams disrupt river ecosystems.
“Migratory fishes are fishes that swim either short or long distances daily, annually or longer, as a way to complete their life cycle, feed and/or make love! Some migratory fishes migrate up and down rivers, others between rivers and oceans, and others across entire oceans. Some migratory fish species you may know? […]

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