Article: Read about the draining of the pike wetland at Ingarö

Author: BalticSea2020
Year published: 2016

Within the Living Coast project, BalticSea2020, along with the Swedish Anglers’ Association (Sportfiskarna), has constructed a wetland adjacent to the Björnö bay in Stockholm’s archipelago. The objective is to strengthen the bay’s pike population. In spring 2016 a dozen pike swam up to the wetland to spawn. Mid-June was the time to drain the wetland and release the fry into the bay. Had it been a successful pike spawning? Had conditions in the wetland been beneficial for the fry? And which other organisms hide in the water? Read the article “Draining the pike wetland at the Björnö bay” here.

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