Category Archives: Case Study 6 – Lake Vattern Whitefish

24 Months On: Progress Update of the Swedish case study

24 Months on: Progress report update from the Icelandic case study developing selctive fisheries on Lake Vattern…

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Axes & Horse Heads: GAP2 Goes Deep

The Fishermen on Lake Vättern

GAP2′s Swedish case study investigates the mysterious differences in spawning times of the whitefish of Lake Vättern.

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Swedish Fishermen Prove Selective Gear Works

The selective fishing gear on trial.

Over the past two months, Swedish fishermen have been trialing a new type of selective fishing gear on the icy waters of Lake Vättern. The results are now in!

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Swedish Fishermen Reveal Whitefish Phenomenon

Deep-spawning whitefish in Lake Vättern © Alfred Sandström

The existence of a special type of whitefish, known to fishermen for 100s of years, has been revealed to scientists for the first time during the GAP2 project.

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Will it work? Trialling new gear on Lake Vattern.

Scientists and fishermen have been working together to trial a new type of fishing gear, in the quest for a selective whitefish fishery.

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18 Months On: Progress Update from Swedish Case Study

An update on the Swedish Case Study, investigating the joint management of a selective whitefish fishery, 18 months into the GAP2 project.

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One Year On: Progress Update on Swedish Case Study

An update on the Swedish case study, investigating the joint management of a whitefish fishery, one year into the GAP2 project.

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Field Work Peak Activity Coming

Field work collaboration began in August with peak activity planned October and December, when the fishing season for the target species ends.

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Meetings, Field Sampling Trips

“More than half of the Lake Vattern fishermen offered to take active part in the project, each bringing new ideas regarding preferred sampling design and fish behavior” The first period of the project has been focussed on communicating with fishermen …

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