Event Title

Session A2: Entering Fort Knox, the Tale of the Brave. The Policy Process and Cooperation in Choices Regarding Fish Passes in Wadden Sea Tributaries

Location

Groningen, The Netherlands

Event Website

http://fishpassage.umass.edu/

Start Date

22-6-2015 2:00 PM

End Date

22-6-2015 2:15 PM

Description

Abstract:

This presentation targets to give the audience an impression of the unique cooperation between different governmental organisations within the fish ecology policy cycle in a globally unique nature reserve, “the Wadden Sea”. In 2012 the project “Ruim Baan voor Vissen” (translation:

Free Migrations for Fish) was started. A short overview of Dutch and European regulations and policies will be given. These policies are at the basis of the measures taken in the “Ruim Baan voor Vissen” project. The key-idea is the from Sea to Source approach, in which free migration from the sea to the headwaters of a river is aspired. The from Sea to Source approach also forms the basis in the different measures that are taken in the “Ruim Baan voor Vissen” project. One of the important topics in this project is aiming at mitigating migration obstacles like pumping stations and sluices in fish migration routes, between coastal (salt) waters and the fresh water habitats.

Because the before mentioned flood protection measures along the Dutch coast, the fresh water habitats are blocked for migratory fish, leading to severe ecological effects. At 14 different location in the Northern part of the Netherlands, measures were taken to mitigate the effects of infrastructure.

These measures were subsequently monitored for their effectiveness. This presentation gives a status update of the cooperation and preliminary results.

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Session A2: Entering Fort Knox, the Tale of the Brave. The Policy Process and Cooperation in Choices Regarding Fish Passes in Wadden Sea Tributaries

Groningen, The Netherlands

Abstract:

This presentation targets to give the audience an impression of the unique cooperation between different governmental organisations within the fish ecology policy cycle in a globally unique nature reserve, “the Wadden Sea”. In 2012 the project “Ruim Baan voor Vissen” (translation:

Free Migrations for Fish) was started. A short overview of Dutch and European regulations and policies will be given. These policies are at the basis of the measures taken in the “Ruim Baan voor Vissen” project. The key-idea is the from Sea to Source approach, in which free migration from the sea to the headwaters of a river is aspired. The from Sea to Source approach also forms the basis in the different measures that are taken in the “Ruim Baan voor Vissen” project. One of the important topics in this project is aiming at mitigating migration obstacles like pumping stations and sluices in fish migration routes, between coastal (salt) waters and the fresh water habitats.

Because the before mentioned flood protection measures along the Dutch coast, the fresh water habitats are blocked for migratory fish, leading to severe ecological effects. At 14 different location in the Northern part of the Netherlands, measures were taken to mitigate the effects of infrastructure.

These measures were subsequently monitored for their effectiveness. This presentation gives a status update of the cooperation and preliminary results.

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