The four-year EU LIFE+ project Baltic Sea Information on the Acoustic Soundscape (BIAS) has now come to an end. The aim of the project was to demonstrate how to implement the Marine Strategy Framework Directive with regard to continuous low frequency sound in the Baltic Sea. The BIAS implementation plan describes the regional monitoring programme […]
Archives for February 2017
Monitoring of crayfish and large freshwater clams using water samples
AquaBiota now offers monitoring of crayfish and large freshwater clams using eDNA. A few liters of water from a lake is enough to detect the presence of the critically endangered noble crayfish or the introduced signal crayfish. Being a vector of the crayfish plague the signal crayfish constitutes a serious threat to the native noble […]
Coastal areas of Gårdskär in Uppsala County has been mapped
AquaBiota has created maps of macro vegetation and habitats in the Gårdskär coastal area, in relation to the establishment of a marine nature reserve. The area was surveyed with underwater video, and field data from the 200 sampled stations was then used together with comprehensive maps of environmental conditions to create distribution maps of macro […]
Conservation values around Gotland
AquaBiota has performed extensive benthic surveys around southern Gotland and in the area from northwestern Fårö and Salvorev to Gotska Sandön and Kopparstenarna on behalf of the county administrative board in Gotland County. High conservation values in terms of high densities of blue mussels were found on elevations off the coast and many of these […]
Recommendations for design of monitoring programs
AquaBiota have conducted a compilation and review of monitoring programs for offshore wind power, financed by the scientific program Vindval. The report aims to answer the project objectives regarding review and evaluation of existing monitoring programs, list the environmental impacts identified, and to make recommendations for design of future monitoring programs. Wind farms in different […]
New ultra clean eDNA extraction facilities officially opened
Brand new and ultra-clean laboratory facilities – exclusively aimed for environmental DNA extractions – were officially opened February 6th. Micaela Hellström, who has participated in setting up several eDNA labs earlier, has given advice on the laboratory design. The laboratory fulfils all relevant standards for uncontaminated laboratory facilities and is run by a well-trained team […]