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Riverine LIFE Platform Meeting:
Strengthening populations of fish and other species through reintroduction, removal of barriers and habitats conservation
10th - 12th September 2014, Tartu, Estonia
Venue: Tartu Environmental Education Centre (TEEC)
Outline programme
Session 1 – Populations strengthening and re-introduction programmes
Session 2 – Migration barriers and fish passages
Session 3 – Local LIFE projects in Alam-Pedja Natura 2000 area
Session 4 – Who benefits from the conservation of riverine species and habitats?
Tuesday 9th September
Arrive at hotels in Tartu. The City of Tartu can be reached by bus from
Tallinn airport running every full hour during the day with journey time of
2 hours 30 minutes. For more instructions please see section logistics or
delegate pack.
Day 1 – Wednesday, 10 September 2014
08.30-09.00
Registration
Arrival conference venue (depending on the final number of
participants either at Baer’s house or TEEC). Registration and coffee
09.00-09.30
Opening
Welcome and introduction of the programme
What is LIFE doing for conservation of riverine habitats and species?
Bent Jepsen, Nature/Biodiversity Coordinator at the LIFE Team
Astrale GEIE
09.30-11.00
Session 1
Project presentations on strengthening populations and reintroduction programmes
11.00-11.30
Discussion in groups
The groups of 6-8 persons are provided with questions and/or
facilitated. The report to plenary will be made on Day 3.
11.30-12.00
Poster presentations
The coffee and poster presentations are available in the same room.
The authors of the posters are kindly asked to have their coffee by the
posters to be available for questions by other participants and
discussion.
Coffee break
12.00-12.30
Session 1
12.45-13.45
Lunch
14.00-15.00
Session 2
15.00-15.30
15.30-16.00
Coffee break
16.00-17.00
17.00
Session 2
End of the day
19.30
Joint dinner
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Rearing fishes in captivity for reintroduction: ethology of these
fishes and their ability to learn during the rearing time how to adapt to
a natural context
Restaurant Spargel
The participants are kindly asked to choose their menu at the
conference’s registration table beforehand and pay for their own
meal at the restaurant.
Comparative studies of fish passages and their effectiveness
Speaker from World Sturgeon Conservation Society
Discussions in groups
The groups of 6-8 persons are provided with questions and/or
facilitated. The report to plenary will be made on Day 3.
Poster presentations
The authors of the posters are kindly asked to have their coffee by the
posters to be available for questions by other participants and
discussion.
Project presentations on migration barriers and fish passages
Restaurant Atlantis
The participants are kindly asked to choose their menu at the
conference’s registration table beforehand and pay for their own
meal at the restaurant. The location of the restaurant is indicated on
the map (see delegate pack).
Day 2 – Thursday, 11 September 2014
09.00
A coach will leave Baer’s house/TEEC at 09.00 for a field trip to
Session 3
Alam-Pedja Natura 2000 area. The participants will be provided with
the maps of Alam-Pedja N2000 area.
10.00-12.30
The barge Jõmmu will leave Rannu Jõesuu village sharply at 10.
The project Happyfish, LIFE07 NAT/EE/000120 Saving life in
meanders and oxbow lakes of Emajõgi River on Alam-Pedja
NATURA 2000 area), will be presented and discussed during the
boat ride.
12.30-13.30
Lunch
Lunch at Palupõhja Nature School
13.30-15.30
Session 3
Jõmmu continues downstream of River Emajõgi towards Tartu until
the village Kärevere.
The project Happyriver, LIFE12 NAT/EE/000871 Restoring the
integrity of freshwater habitats in Alam-Pedja Natura 2000 area –
bringing the River Laeva back to life, will be presented and discussed
during the boat ride.
16.00-16.30
Arrival Tartu
The bus from Kärevere will leaves around 16.00 (the exact time
depends on the wishes of participants).
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Restaurant Ülikooli Kohvik
Participants are welcome to join any time during the evening and
19.00
Joint dinner
order their meal at the restaurant.
Day 3 – Friday, 12 September 2014
9.00-9.30
LIFE and integration of cost benefit analysis into ecosystems services
Ivan Olsson, The Project Manager of LIFE10 NAT/SE/000046 The
thick shelled river mussel (Unio crassus)
Session 4
9.30-10.00
Stakeholder’s view on LIFE Fish projects
Jarko Jaadla, Hobby fisherman, former environmental inspector,
currently fishing guide and senior officer in Estonian Ministry of
Environment Fisheries Resources Department
10.00-10.30
The view to LIFE Fish projects from outside
Speaker from IUCN Freshwater Fish Specialist Group
or ECRR
10.30-11.00
The focus of riverine species and habitats conservation in EU
policies
Frank Vassen, Nature Unit, DG Environment; European Commission
11.00-11.30
Closing
Panel discussion/conclusions - close of official meeting
Summary of group discussions from Day 1.
Departure
For the ones that have their flight departing from 15.30 in the
afternoon should take a bus that departs 12.00.
11.30-16.00
Optional
Optional field visit to Centre for Limnology
programme
A coach will leave Baer’s house/TEEC at 11.45 sharply to lake
Võrtsjärv for experimental trawling.
Participants will be provided with packed lunch.
16.00
Arrival Tartu For the ones that have their flight departing from 19.30 or the next
Bus Station
day
For information on Tartu go to the website http://www.tartu.ee/
For further information contact kaia.treier@astrale.org