Tag Archives: Sweden

GAP2 in Gothenburg: Presenting at SwAM

Gone fishin'

Dr Alfred Sandstrom provides a round-up of a GAP2 seminar presented at the Swedish Agency for Water and Marine Management.

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36 Months On: Progress review from the Swedish case study

An update on the on-going work of the GAP2 case study at Lake Vattern, in Sweden, covering developments over the last twelve months.

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5 days, 3 meetings, 1 topic: collaboration

Collaboration; surprisingly difficult.

It’s been a busy week for the GAP2 crew; Steve, Kari & Martin take collaboration a tour of Europe.

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24 Months On: Progress Update of the Swedish case study

Testing push-up traps

Novel traps and new species! Alfred Sandström updates on the Swedish case study and their efforts developing a selective fishery in Lake Vättern.

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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 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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Poster Presentation on Sweden Case Study

Poster on the Swedish case study “Selective Whitefish Fishery” presented by Alfred Sandström at the GAP Annual Meeting in Brussels, July 2012. PDF of poster can be found here.

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