Workshop on the restoration of fish populations, Düsseldorf, Germany

An international workshop on the restoration of fish populations will take place from 1 to 4 September in Düsseldorf, Germany.

This conference is intended to provide an opportunity to bring together experts from all around the world to exchange experiences and technical data, as well as to improve and optimise current fish restoration projects and to plan for the future. The key aim of this symposium is to synthesise international knowledge on fish restoration by facilitating the presentation of research results from a number of different disciplinary fields.

The workshop will be hosted by the 'The re-introduction of allis shad (Alosa alosa) in the Rhine System' project, funded under the EU's LIFE Progamme. The allis shad fish species died out in the Rhine River in the first half of the 20th century, and the project aims to restore it.For further information, please visit:
http://www.lanuv.nrw.de/alosa-alosa/int/tagung_2009/index.html(opens in new window)