A new study in Ecology and Evolution has been published focusing on the movement patterns of Atlantic cod in collaboration with Stockholm University, Zoological Society of London and the County Administrative Board Västra Götaland. The Atlantic cod is classed as vulnerable and under extreme pressure from fishing. More information is needed about the ecology and […]
Archives for September 2019
AquaBiota has finished its summer field season
AquaBiota has recently completed its summer field season. One of the tasks that AquaBiota performed was conducting SCUBA diving surveys around Hanö, in the Bight of Hanö. We were struck by how beautiful it was in many places and that the biodiversity was so high. The assignment was carried out for the County Administrative Board […]
The harmful pink salmon is surveyed in Sweden in an international eDNA survey
To survey the invasion of the harmful pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) a collaborative international project 1000 Rivers was launched on September 10th 2019 (in Sweden September 18th 2019). (1000rivers eDNA).Ten countries participate in the survey to detect the species by using eDNA, i.e. capturing DNA traces directly from filtered water. The pink salmon is a […]