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Hunting Sea Monsters: The Fight to Banish Open-Net Pen Salmon Farms in Iceland

Article11. april 202510Views0Likes0Comments
On a remote finger of Iceland’s green and rocky Westfjords sits the fishing village of  Bíldudalur, home to The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum. Arnarfjörður, the inlet cradling this community of 243, is Iceland’s heartland for sea monster sightings. The museum houses dioramas showcasing sea monsters in their natural habitats, atmospherically lit to evoke the…

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10 years of hydropower data: 2024 update reveals ongoing threats and wins for Balkan rivers

Article4. april 202526Views0Likes0Comments
Over a decade after the first systematic data collection on hydropower development in the Balkans, the latest Balkan Hydropower Update 2024 reveals a mixed reality: While significant advocacy efforts have successfully halted many destructive projects, the region’s rivers continue to face ongoing threats. Despite persistent resistance, thousands of hydropower projects are still being planned, with almost 100…

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FREE FALLING

Article, News17. januar 202577Views0Likes0Comments
Free Falling is a fly fishing documentary about Baltic salmon in northern Sweden, shedding light on the drastic decline in salmon migration in the region’s wild rivers in recent years. It serves as a spiritual sequel to Home Rivers Recycled, a documentary released by the Undefined Flyfishing Project that celebrated the success of the Baltic salmon. That…

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The Threat to Wild Atlantic Salmon

Article23. august 2024179Views0Likes0Comments
Norwegian farmed salmon threatens the small wild population of salmon left in the country's rivers. Instead of buying salmon farmed along the Norwegian coastline, consider choosing salmon farmed on land, writes Tobias Lindroth. BY TOBIAS LINDROTH The situation is critical for wild salmon in Norway due to several factors: obstacles to their migration, increased consumption,…

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Conservation: Large-scale mapping shows Salmon lice push sea trout towards crisis

Article5. marts 2024316Views0Likes0Comments
Salmon lice from aquaculture poses massive threat to wild sea trout populations, as researchers develop approach vital for prioritizing management measures. BY Trine Hay Setsaas, www.nina.no The state of sea trout in 1251 Norwegian watercourses, spanning 16 000 km of rivers and lakes, was assessed using a scoring system for human pressures, abundance data and local…

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