SALMUS. Salmonids Fish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel – Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia (SALMUS)
Main funder
Funder's project number: KO1017
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 308 508,98
Funding program
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/03/2019
Project end date: 31/08/2022
Summary
ENI-CBC Kolarctic project.
Objective of the project is conservation of the biodiversity and the threatened red listed species freshwater pearl mussel and salmonid fish in the watersheds of the Green Belt of Fennoscandia. While saving and improving the state of the aquatic ecosystems our project at the same time aims to raise people socio-economic well-being by developing sustainable blue bioeconomies in the region.
The specific goals include location the unknown freshwater pearl mussel populations, evaluation of the state of the freshwater pearl mussel and salmonid fish populations, and the main anthropogenic impacts on river ecosystems, estimation of the ecosystem services provided by the freshwater pearl mussel and salmonid fishes and biodiversity linked to them, preparation of catchment level action plans for restoring the freshwater pearl mussel and salmonid fish habitats, development of new techniques for improving the state of the declining freshwater pearl mussel populations, and saving those in immediate thread of extinction, testing techniques and practices of captive breeding of juvenile mussels and finding facilities (e.g. fish farm) for largescale mussel cultivation, and dissemination of information and raise awareness of the ecological importance of threatened freshwater pearl mussels and salmonid fish in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia.
Lead partner is Metsähallitus, Park and Wildlife Lapland. Other partners include JYU, Luke, Alleco Ltd., Karelian Research Centre (KRC), (Russia), PINRO, (Russia), Pasvik zapovednik, (Russia), Paanajärvi National Park, (Russia), Baltic Fund for Nature (BFN), (Russia), Kostamuksha zapovednik, (Russia), NIBIO (Svanhovd), (Norway) and County Administrative Board of Norrbotten (CABN), (Sweden).
Project runs from 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2020. Total budget is around 2 million euros, and JYU budget around 300.000 euros, overheads 7% and self-financing 10%.
Objective of the project is conservation of the biodiversity and the threatened red listed species freshwater pearl mussel and salmonid fish in the watersheds of the Green Belt of Fennoscandia. While saving and improving the state of the aquatic ecosystems our project at the same time aims to raise people socio-economic well-being by developing sustainable blue bioeconomies in the region.
The specific goals include location the unknown freshwater pearl mussel populations, evaluation of the state of the freshwater pearl mussel and salmonid fish populations, and the main anthropogenic impacts on river ecosystems, estimation of the ecosystem services provided by the freshwater pearl mussel and salmonid fishes and biodiversity linked to them, preparation of catchment level action plans for restoring the freshwater pearl mussel and salmonid fish habitats, development of new techniques for improving the state of the declining freshwater pearl mussel populations, and saving those in immediate thread of extinction, testing techniques and practices of captive breeding of juvenile mussels and finding facilities (e.g. fish farm) for largescale mussel cultivation, and dissemination of information and raise awareness of the ecological importance of threatened freshwater pearl mussels and salmonid fish in the Green Belt of Fennoscandia.
Lead partner is Metsähallitus, Park and Wildlife Lapland. Other partners include JYU, Luke, Alleco Ltd., Karelian Research Centre (KRC), (Russia), PINRO, (Russia), Pasvik zapovednik, (Russia), Paanajärvi National Park, (Russia), Baltic Fund for Nature (BFN), (Russia), Kostamuksha zapovednik, (Russia), NIBIO (Svanhovd), (Norway) and County Administrative Board of Norrbotten (CABN), (Sweden).
Project runs from 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2020. Total budget is around 2 million euros, and JYU budget around 300.000 euros, overheads 7% and self-financing 10%.
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Primary responsible unit
Related publications and other outputs
- Effect of low dissolved oxygen on the viability of juvenile Margaritifera margaritifera : Hypoxia tolerance ex situ (2022) Hyvärinen, Heini S.H.; et al.; A1; OA
- Glochidial infection by the endangered Margaritifera margaritifera (Mollusca) increased survival of salmonid host (Pisces) during experimental Flavobacterium disease outbreak (2021) Chowdhury, M. Motiur, R.; et al.; A1; OA
- Pulsed flow-through cultivation of Margaritifera margaritifera : effects of water source and food quantity on the survival and growth of juveniles (2021) Hyvärinen, Heini S. H.; et al.; A1; OA
