April, 2016

Study ecology and conservation at Karlstad University. The master program “Ecology and Conservation Biology” is now open for applications. Read more about the program here, and related articles on NRRV.se here (Swedish and English). For questions, contact John Piccolo. Apply before April 15!

Two articles on the eel fishery and illegal trade of glass eels have been published on the Guardian Environmental Blogs. Despite fishing quotas and trade restrictions tons of European eels are illegally exported to lucrative Asian markets.

Read the articles about the illegal eel trade theguardian.com:

Part I – Illegal eel: black market continues to taint Europe’s eel fishery

Part II – Illegal eel: who is pilfering Europe’s catch?

Glass eels. Photo from The Guardian.

In the second article, NRRV (eng. River Ecology and Management Research Group at Karlstad University) collaborator Florian Stein‘s work in Hong Kong is cited.

John Piccolo, researcher at Karlstad University, is active in the Society for Conservation Biology Freshwater Working Group. For World Fish Migration Day the working group together with the Freshwater Ecology and Conservation Lab at University of Washington and the World Fish Migration Foundation are “hosting a 24-hour streaming video event which celebrates free flowing and connected rivers.” For this they are “requesting short video diaries from people around the world about what their river means to them and their community”. 

Read more about the event and how to contribute with your video here.