Case study:Biologisk återställning i Rolfsåns vattensystem
Project overview
Status | Complete |
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Project web site | http://projektwebbar.lansstyrelsen.se/rolfsan/Sv/Pages/default.aspx |
Themes | Fisheries, Habitat and biodiversity, Hydropower |
Country | Sweden |
Main contact forename | Andreas |
Main contact surname | Bäckstrand |
Main contact user ID | User:Arolam |
Contact organisation | County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland |
Contact organisation web site | http://projektwebbar.lansstyrelsen.se/ROLFSAN/SV/Pages/default.aspx |
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects |
Apelnäs fishway at River Rolfså, Bosgården nature-like fishway at River Rolfså, Dam removal at Grönkullen, River Rolfsån, Restorations of River Nolån-Hulta dam removal, ´Restorations of River Nolån-Bypass channel in Hulta Hydro power plant, ´Restorations of River Nolån-Fishway in Forsa hydro power plant, Ålgårda nature-like bypass channel at River Rolfsån |
Project summary
The River Rolfsån in South West Sweden had large populations of salmon, trout and european eel in the 1800s. After expansion of hydropower, cleansing of rivers and intensive fishing in the last hundred years there has been sharp decrease on the amount of migrating fish stocks. The river has been classified as extremely valuable by its natural characteristics. National Board of Fisheries classed the population particularly worth of protection. The Atlantic Salmon in Rolfså is unique, Fish are large and there has not been mixing between farmed salmon. The River was restored for sea migrating brown trout and eel, Atlantic salmon and river pearl mussel in co-operation with two administrative boards, four municipalities, the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and land owners and fishing associations. The project started in 2006 and there has been two nature like bypass channels, one pool fishway and one downstream fishway built. Also one hydroelectric powerplant dam and two weirs has been removed and some streams has been restored as habitat for migrating fish.
All and allreproductive area for salmon and sea migrating broun trout has expanded from 35 000 square meters to 250 000 square meters.
The project was managed and mostly financed by the Länsstyrelse/Västra Götaland (regional environmental authority). The rest of the financing has been organized by the national environmental institute, Naturvårdsvärket, who is responsible for targeting the money collected from the hydro power companies to the watercourses which have been deteriorated by hydro power production.
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Other case studies in this subcatchment: Apelnäs fishway at River Rolfså, Bosgården nature-like fishway at River Rolfså, Dam removal at Grönkullen, River Rolfsån, Restorations of River Nolån-Hulta dam removal, ´Restorations of River Nolån-Bypass channel in Hulta Hydro power plant, ´Restorations of River Nolån-Fishway in Forsa hydro power plant, Ålgårda nature-like bypass channel at River Rolfsån
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