Conserving our Atlantic salmon as a sustainable resource for people in the North; fisheries and conservation in the context of growing threats and a changing environment

Programme 2014 - 2020 Kolarctic ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2023-10-30

Description

Description (EN):

While new fishery regulation measures are implemented to maintain conservation limits and to harvest salmon stocks sustainably, more and more wild salmon populations are becoming threatened, most likely because of multiple factors, including global climate change, intensive development of salmon aquaculture industry, introductions of foreign fish species and habitat destruction. Another major threat, where knowledge status is poor, is the transmission of various pathogens from farmed to wild salmon and outbreaks of the “dormant” diseases due to increase of river and sea temperatures. Changes in climate will especially affect the Arctic areas, where the anticipated increase of temperature is the largest. Global warming will have an effect on the salmon in all stages of its life-cycle, both in the freshwater and in the sea. CoaSal will contribute to document and examine the effects of the new sea salmon fishery regulations, study the growing threats Atlantic salmon populations face today with climate change, growing cage culture industry and emerging diseases. The project raises awareness and knowledge on the unique and joint Atlantic salmon resource in the Barents region and enhances the contacts between local fishermen, management and intensifies the scientific cooperation between Norway, Finland, Russia and Sweden.

Achievements (EN):

The project has published 24 reports about the research done on the project. It has raised awareness on the Atlantic salmon also by arranging public events for audiences who are closely connected to the salmon fisheries, and by publishing awareness raising materials. The project has had good connections with appropriate bodies: fishermen associations, administrative bodies and research institutions. In doing all this, the project has contributed to saving the Atlantic salmon.

Website: https://www.statsforvalteren.no/troms-finnmark/miljo-klima/internasjonalt-samarbeid/atlantisk-laks-i-barentsregionen--atlantic-salmon-in-the-barents-region/

Expected Results (EN): The project raises awareness and knowledge on the unique and joint Atlantic salmon resource in the Barents region and enhances the contacts between local fishermen, management and intensifies the scientific cooperation between Norway, Finland, Russia and Sweden

Expected Outputs (EN):

Work package 1 characterizes and documents the effect of new salmon fishing regulations in Norway on salmon population status in the Kolarctic region. The results of this work package will be presented in three (3) reports and 2-3 scientific publications. Work package 2 focuses on three important and serious threat factors towards the continued existence of wild salmon stocks: temperature increase, farmed salmon escapees and emerging diseases. The results of this work package will be presented in three (3) reports and 1-2 scientific publications. Work package 3 includes dissemination of information, communication and networking. The project will contribute to awareness raising and enhanced knowledge on Atlantic salmon in the Barents region. The aim is to disseminate the information about the project itself, its activities and achieved outcomes.

Thematic information

Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Thematic Objective: Environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: Office of the Troms and Finnmark County Governor

Address: Statens Hus, 9815 Vadsø, Norway

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 142 525.00

Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Name: Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Address: Postboks 1870 Nordnes, 5817 Bergen, Norway

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 129 325.00

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

Name: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

Address: Stångholmsvägen 2, 17893 Drottningholm, Sweden

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 247 749.00

ERDF budget: EUR 61 937.50

ENI budget: EUR 61 937.50

University of Turku (UTU)

Name: University of Turku (UTU)

Address: Kevontie 470, 99980 Utsjoki, Finland

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 500 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 157 500.00

ENI budget: EUR 157 500.00

FSBSI “Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography” (FSBSI “PINRO”)

Name: FSBSI “Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography” (FSBSI “PINRO”)

Address: 6 Academician Knipovich St, 183038 Murmansk, Russia

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 127 020.00

ERDF budget: EUR 40 011.50

ENI budget: EUR 40 011.50

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Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Conserving our Atlantic salmon as a sustainable resource for people in the North; fisheries and conservation in the context of growing threats and a changing environment

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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

Conserving our Atlantic salmon as a sustainable resource for people in the North; fisheries and conservation in the context of growing threats and a changing environment

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University of Turku (UTU)

Conserving our Atlantic salmon as a sustainable resource for people in the North; fisheries and conservation in the context of growing threats and a changing environment

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FSBSI “Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography” (FSBSI “PINRO”)

Conserving our Atlantic salmon as a sustainable resource for people in the North; fisheries and conservation in the context of growing threats and a changing environment

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Office of the Troms and Finnmark County Governor

Conserving our Atlantic salmon as a sustainable resource for people in the North; fisheries and conservation in the context of growing threats and a changing environment

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Summary

Project name (EN): Conserving our Atlantic salmon as a sustainable resource for people in the North; fisheries and conservation in the context of growing threats and a changing environment

Project acronym: CoASal

Project start date: 2020-01-01

Project end date: 2022-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 146 619.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 518 897.00

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 259 448.00.
ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 259 448.50.

Third-country contribution: Norway: EUR 135 926.00 (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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Conserving our Atlantic salmon as a sustainable resource for people in the North; fisheries and conservation in the context of growing threats and a changing environment

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