On behalf of Blekinge County Administrative Board Aquabiota mapped the fish community in the Gåsefjärden area in Kalskrona archipelago using eDNA and net fishing, as well as compared these methods. In the month of August 2019, 45 stations were sampled by net fishing and 17 by eDNA, of which 16 stations were mutual for both […]
Limnic environmental monitoring in Sundstatjärn
Sundstatjärn is a popular bathing lake in central Karlstad, that has been struggling with eutrophication for many years. Eutrophication gives rise to cyanobacteria during the warm months of the year. These blooms of cyanobacteria can in turn produce harmful toxins. To minimize the risks to humans and animals, Aquabiota on behalf of the Municipality of […]
AquaBiota in HELCOM
Since September 2018, Antonia Nyström Sandman is Chair of the HELCOM Expert Network on Benthic habitats, EN BENTHIC. In November she chaired her first meeting. Over the past years, AquaBiota has participated in HELCOM’s work on the marine environment. We have contributed to the HELCOM Underwater Biotope classification, the HELCOM Red List and written recommendations […]
Stockholm’s marine environment – now and in the future
AquaBiota has mapped the use of Stockholm’s marine areas in a new report, on behalf of WWF. The report shows how industries and operations that require space in marine areas affect the marine environment in Stockholm County. The report identifies threats to the marine ecosystem and shows how management and planning can be improved and […]