Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel– Riverine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

Programme 2014 - 2020 Kolarctic ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2023-10-30

Description

Description (EN):

Healthy cross-border water ecosystems are a prerequisite for ecologically and economically sustainable life in the Program area. The overall objective of this project is to enhance cooperation and to harmonize common practices for assessing status of streams and rivers with a special emphasis on freshwater pearl mussel and salmonid fish. This is achieved by improving the knowledge-base of freshwater pearl mussel populations and by creating new approaches for conservation practices in the river ecosystems of the Green Belt of Fennoscandia. The main target group of the project are authorities responsible for the management of aquatic ecosystems. In addition, public awareness of biodiversity and its importance is raised in the Program area.

Achievements (EN):

The conservation of northern river ecosystems has been strengthened through professional network with shared practices and effective communication. Biological knowledge of joint river ecosystems has increased substantially in the Kolarctic Programme area. 14 new populations of endangered freshwater pearl mussel (FPM) were discovered, and the viability status of almost 60 mussel and salmonid fish populations was assessed to promote future conservation planning. New conservation methods were developed and included in everyday work practices of participating organizations. Effectiveness of a stream restoration method and eDNA-based searching method for mussels was also verified in the project. In communication efforts, management authorities and the research community linked with the conservation of aquatic environment were provided with plenty of new detailed biological knowledge. Communication for general public attained hundreds of thousands of media hits through various channels. Also, fruitful pro-environmental education aspects were achieved in many school group encounters. Based on our ecosystem service survey, non-monetary services and values were strongly recognized as beneficial across all stakeholder groups. This suggests that non-monetary ecosystem services and values are highly useful components and should be included in future ecosystem service assessments and management work in the cross-border river systems of Green Belt of Fennoscandia.

Website: https://www.metsa.fi/en/project/salmus-project/

Expected Results (EN):

The project will improve the knowledge-base on riverine ecosystems in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia (GBF), and provide us a common toolkit of best practices and methodology for assessment of riverine ecosystem health. Furthermore, our project aims to raise people’s awareness of riverine ecosystems and their socio-economic influence in the GBF, and thus to improve the status and attractivity of the cross-border watersheds.

Expected Outputs (EN):

1.1. Conservation and management of the cross-border river ecosystems of the Green Belt of Fennoscandia (GBF) is enhanced by establishing an international cooperation network of experts, authorities and research institutes in the area. 2.1. Unknown freshwater pearl mussel (FPM) populations are located in the GBF region with novel methods based on eDNA analyses and detection of FPM larvae from host fish gills and the knowledge-base of these river ecosystem indicators is thus improved. 2.2. The state of the FPM and salmonid fish populations, and the main anthropogenic impacts on the target river ecosystems are assessed in the GBF area. 2.3. The ecosystem services and biodiversity connected to the FPM and salmonid fish populations are assessed in the GBF area. 3.1. New techniques and practices are developed for improving the state of the declining FPM and salmonid fish populations, including captive breeding of juvenile mussels and finding facilities (e.g. fish farm) for largescale mussel cultivation. 4.1. Awareness of the ecological importance of threatened FPM and salmonid fish in the GBF is raised by active communication to all relevant stakeholder groups.

Thematic information

Waterways, lakes and rivers Agriculture and fisheries and forestry Climate change and biodiversity

Thematic Objective: Environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Metsähallitus, Parks and Wildlife Finland

Address: Vernissakatu 4 , 01301 Vantaa, Finland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 751 516.00

ERDF budget: EUR 187 879.00

ENI budget: EUR 187 879.00

NIBIO Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research

Name: NIBIO Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research

Address: Svanhovd, 9925 Svanvik, Norway

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 215 630.00

Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten

Name: Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten

Address: Stationsgatan 5, 97186 Luleå, Sweden

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 125 572.00

ERDF budget: EUR 31 393.00

ENI budget: EUR 31 393.00

Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problem of the North

Name: Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problem of the North

Address: Akademgorodok 14a, 184209 Apatity, Russia

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 63 454.00

ERDF budget: EUR 15 863.50

ENI budget: EUR 15 863.50

Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Name: Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Address: Kostomuksha, Russia

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 339 708.00

ERDF budget: EUR 84 927.00

ENI budget: EUR 84 927.00

Luonnonvarakeskus (LUKE)

Name: Luonnonvarakeskus (LUKE)

Address: Paavo Havaksentie 3, 90014 Oulu, Finland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 119 539.00

ERDF budget: EUR 29 884.75

ENI budget: EUR 29 884.75

University of Jyväskylä/

Name: University of Jyväskylä/

Address: Seminaarinkatu 15, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 291 100.00

ERDF budget: EUR 72 775.00

ENI budget: EUR 72 775.00

Alleco Oy

Name: Alleco Oy

Address: Veneentekijäntie 4, 00210 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 219 296.00

ERDF budget: EUR 54 824.00

ENI budget: EUR 54 824.00

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NIBIO Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research

Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel– Riverine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

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County Administrative Board of Norrbotten

Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel– Riverine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

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Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problem of the North

Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel– Riverine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

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Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel– Riverine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

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Natural Resources Institute Finland

Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel– Riverine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

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University of Jyväskylä/

Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel– Riverine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

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Alleco Oy

Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel– Riverine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

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Metsähallitus, Parks and Wildlife Finland

Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel– Riverine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

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Summary

Project name (EN): Salmonid Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel– Riverine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

Project acronym: SALMUS

Project start date: 2019-03-01

Project end date: 2022-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 125 815.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 955 092.00

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 477 546.00.
ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 477 546.00.

Third-country contribution: Norway: EUR 107 815.00 (ERDF equivalent only)

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2014 - 2020 Kolarctic ENI CBC

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-10-30

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

44 / 44 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

233 / 233 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://kolarctic.info/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2023-01-09.

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