Entries by Emma Lemos

River restoration in Estonia

Within the RETROUT project, efficient river restoration measures and implementation methods were demonstrated as real restoration projects (whole or parts) based on national and transnational knowledge from research and dialogue. The purpose of the restoration projects was to demonstrate solutions for improving quality of sea trout river habitats with the aim to increase and secure […]

Final conference!

Join us to learn more about the link between river restoration measures and fishing tourism in an on-line conference. Results of the RETROUT project will be presented together with expert talks on river restoration and fishing tourism development. We will try to make the conference as interactive as possible given the present conditions. There will […]

Gustaf Almqvist in “Landsbygd i centrum”

In the latest issue of “Landsbygd I centrum” a Swedish newspaper produced by the county administrative board in Stockholm Gustaf Almqvist was interviewed about RETROUT. Follow the link to read what he said, unfortunately it is only available in Swedish. https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/download/18.1651ab04174bf0ffe18aaea/1602079920796/Tidningen%20Landsbygd%20i%20centrum%20nr%203%202020.pdf

Study visit in Estonia, 2019

In September of 2019 a study visit took place in Estonia with representatives from RETROUT and participations from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland and Sweden. The aim of the visit was to present and discuss Estonian RETROUT project sites where restoration works are planned. In addition, examples of previously constructed fish passes were visited, and […]

Creating habitats for migrating fish

The Swedish angler and fishing association (Sportfiskarna) have been creating habitats migrating fish such as trout. They are created so that the river will be more suited for spawning and for juveniles to grow before they head out to sea again. This was implemented by addition of boulders, dead wood and the building of bypass […]

River restoration in Bränningeån, Södertälje municipality

One of the rivers that is a part of the RETROUT restorations project is located in Södertälje municipality, south of Stockholm, Sweden. This area was identified to have the potential for being a suitable mating ground for the sea trout. For the fish to be able to enter the river some obstacles needed to be […]

Sea trout are back in Lithuanian river after successful restoration

Sea trout are reproducing again in parts of the Smeltalė river in Lithuania after a successful restoration exercise under the Baltic-wide RETROUT project. “We counted 13 new sea trout nests within only two months after the restoration work was finished,” said Nerijus Nika from Klaipeda University, one of the partners responsible for the Lithuanian river restorations […]