HEALFISH
Healthy fish stocks -indicators of succesful river basin management
- Thematic cluster:
- Vigorous sea
- Programme:
- Southern Finland - Estonia Sub-programme
- Priority:
- 1. Safe and healthy environment
- Direction of support:
- Maintaining and improving the condition of the natural environment
- Duration:
- Jun 2010 - Aug 2013 (3 years, 3 months)
- Total funding:
- 1 320 030 €
- ERDF funding:
- 1 046 330 €
- EUSBSR Priority area
- Preserving natural zones and biodiversity, including fisheries
- Website:
- http://www.healfish.eu/
Development idea
Healthy, self-sustaining migratory salmonid (trout and salmon) stocks and lampreys are excellent indicators of good conditions in a river environment. A good salmonid river must be free of obstacles for migration. There must be enough spawning and nursery areas, and the river must be free of silt and other suspended solids. Running waters in Finland have been heavily modified by human activities and it can be seen that mistakes have been made. In Estonia, the rivers are much closer to their natural state.
Aim of the project
The project Healfish spreads the best practices of river catchment management and river restoration in Estonia and Finland in chosen pilot rivers.
Main project activities
The project is doing river restoration work where the effects on the whole catchment area are taken into account. Additionally, it is training experts planning the restoration measures as well as those carrying out the actual construction work. To form the basis for the restoration, the project also conducts research on fish stocks. By enhancing the condition of the pilot rivers and their salmonid stocks, the project is obtaining know-how as well as practices that can be multiplied in other rivers in the region.
Partners
Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Uusimaa (ELY)
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Uusimaa
- ERDF funding:
- 249 771 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 83 259 €
Pro Vantaanjoki society
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Uusimaa
- ERDF funding:
- 89 157 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 29 720 €
Finnish Game and Fisheries Resereach Insitute (FGFRI)
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Uusimaa
- ERDF funding:
- 84 489 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 28 163 €
Finnish Environment Institute
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Uusimaa
- ERDF funding:
- 60 000 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 20 000 €
Estonian Univeristy of Life Sciences
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Lõuna – Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 108 953 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 19 227 €
Estonian Marine Institut
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Põhja-Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 369 693 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 65 240 €
Centre for Economic Development,Transport and the Environment for Southwestern Finland (ELY)
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Varsinais-Suomi
- ERDF funding:
- 33 563 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 11 187 €
Centre for Economic Development,Transport and the Environment for Southeastern of Finland(ELY)
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Kymenlaakso
- ERDF funding:
- 50 705 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 16 901 €
Results
Report on project activities in the rivers in Estonia
HEALFISH excursion to the project rivers in Estonia took place in 27th to 29th June 2011. The project activities are summarized also in the presentation.
Report on excursion to the project rivers ENG
Presentation on Healthy fish stocks – indicator of successful river basin management ENG
