„Baby salmon waiting to be stocked in European rivers“ Foto: Harrison/ Impress
Overfishing and anthropogenic activities have critically endangered the wild populations of iconic migratory fish species. A major problem of past stocking measures has been the high mortality of juvenile fish after their release. IMPRESS builds on the latest scientific advances to develop innovative production techniques and ensure the survival of migratory fish. Such a paradigm shift requires changes at all levels of the production cycle. New in vitro and -omics technologies are being developed to address current bottlenecks in the production cycle. In IMPRESS, researchers also consider the social dimension of this complex issue. All IMPRESS fellows are actively working to increase public awareness of the environmental importance of migratory fish species and the great social benefits of healthy fish populations.
„In many European rivers, it has become increasingly difficult to find salmon, eel and sturgeon“
„Only few rivers are in a state that is ecologically good enough for self-sustaining stocks of migratory fish species“ Foto: Kochalski/ Impress
„The state and private groups, such as angling clubs, support the natural stocks of migratory fish species by raising them for part of their lifecycle in hatcheries“ Foto: Harrison/ Impress
„A key scientific objective of IMPRESS is to improve the methods of rearing fish that are intended for stocking into the wild“
„Impress also collaborates with groups working in practice to conserve endangered fish species“ Foto: Harrison/ Impress
„The Impress Team, composed of international scientists from more than 12 countries“
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie project under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant number 642893
(1) Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway; (2) Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle (MNHN), France; (3) Universitat Politècnica de València (UPVLC), Spain; (4) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), Israel; (5) University of South Bohemia (USB), Czech Republic; (6) ZF-Screens (ZFS), The Netherlands; (7) Conservatorie National du Saumon Sauvage (CNSS), France; (8) PROiSER R&D (PROiSER), Spain
