Case study:Restoration of Ingarskilanjoki River
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Project overview
| Status | Complete |
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| Themes | Habitat and biodiversity |
| Country | Finland |
| Main contact forename | Harri |
| Main contact surname | Aulaskari |
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| This is a parent project encompassing the following projects |
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Project summary
The Ingarskilanjoki River is 50 km long and runs into the Gulf of Finland. The Ingarskilanjoki River is the only river in Finland where the population of extremely endangered migrating sea trout (Salmo trutta) is natural, not from stocking. Due to flooding of the fields the river was straightened and dredged in 1988. The river was restored in 2002-2007 to recreate habitats for trout and its reproduction for the whole river length. The goal of the restoration was increasing the morphological diversity of the river by e.g. creating more variation of depths and meanders and adding gravel for fish spawning.The goal was also to take care of that the trout were able to migrate between river and sea. In addition buffer strips were created to the catchment to decrease the nutrient loading and turbidity of the river water. The local land owners and river side inhabitants were interviewed in order to take into account their opinions due to restoration. To ensure the recovery of the natural sea trout population, the trout fishing was prohibited in the river after the restoration. Before the dredging of the river, natural trout were caught and raised for further farming. After the dredging, caught trout from the natural population were stocked back to the river. However, because of the clearing and lost habitats, the reproduction of the trout had been weakened. The key success factor was that the decision of the preservation was made by the local fishing society. This is most likely the reason for that the fishing restriction has been obeyed which again is has been crucial for the balancing the sea trout reproduction and population. Since strict fishing restrictions and additional fish stockings the local trout population has grown which tells that the restoration as a whole was succeeded.
Monitoring surveys and results
Lessons learnt
Catchment and subcatchment
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Catchment
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| River basin | Ingarskilanjoki River Basin |
Subcatchment
| River name | Ingarskilanjoki River |
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| Area category | 100 - 1000 km² |
| Area (km2) | 160 km²16,000 ha <br /> |
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| Dominant geology | Organic (i.e. Peat) |
| Ecoregion | Fenno-Scandian Shield |
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Site
| Name | Catchment of Ingarskilanjoki River |
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| Pre-project morphology | Straightened, Dredged |
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| Local/regional site designations | multiple designations across the site |
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| River corridor land use | Intensive agriculture (arable) |
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Project background
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| Project started | 2002/01/01 |
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| Works completed | 2007/01/01 |
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Cost for project phases
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Reasons for river restoration
Measures
Structural measures
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| Bank/bed modifications | Building fishways, depth variation, Introducing gravel, Re-introducing stones |
| Floodplain / River corridor | creation of buffer strips |
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| Other | Participation in design, Information provision |
Monitoring
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Biological quality elements
| Element | When monitored | Type of monitoring | Control site used | Result | ||
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| Before measures | After measures | Qualitative | Quantitative | |||
| Fish: Abundance | Improvement | |||||
Physico-chemical quality elements
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Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic
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Monitoring documents
Image gallery
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Additional documents and videos
Additional links and references
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