Projects related to our activities that make research and conservation of the crucian carp possible:
The first project will test methods for trapping invasive fish species in small waters (pools, forest ponds, flooded quarries and sandpits) with critically endangered fish or amphibian species. The goal is to develop traps that will effectively capture target invasive fish species (gibel carp, the black bullhead, the pumpkinseed, and top mouth gudgeon. The findings will help protect the disappearing critically endangered fish and amphibians in these waters.
"This project is funded with the support of the Czech Technology Agency and the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic within the Environment for Life 2 Programme."
The second project is a cross-border collaboration with Austrian scientists called “Interreg.” “Living Treasures, living treasures of streams and pools”. The project responds to the sharp decline in biodiversity in the Czechia-Austria border region. Specifically, it addresses the decline of rheophilic (current-loving) and limnophilic fish species, which is characteristic of the entire studied area. The aim of the project is to support biodiversity by focusing on flagship fish species (specifically, the grayling and crucian carp) and to promote ecological management of the rivers in question. The added value of the project is the cross-border cooperation of expert hydrological, sedimentological, ichthyological and limnological teams.
This project is supported by the Interreg Fund of the European Union.
