Despite the comparatively huge area of the oceans, freshwaters house half of all fish species and are the source of about a quarter of all global wild fish catches eaten by people. [...] Together with our partners we have created a crucial turning point in the history of FULL OF FISH European river restoration and the conservation of protected and endangered migratory fish species. [...] Through the Dam Removal Europe movement we are now ready to replicate and scale up this restoration tool to create the big shift in Europe. [...] EVERY KILOMETER A FISH IS BOUNCING ITS HEAD © Petteri Hautamaa THE SOLUTION DAM REMOVAL STARTING WITH 150.000 OLD AND OBSOLETE BARRIERS IN EUROPE © ERN Roberto Epple OUR STRATEGIES 1) CREATE AWARENESS FOR MIGRATORY FISH AND FREE FLOWING RIVERS AND CELEBRATE SUCCESSES TOGETHER 2) ENABLE A GROWING MOVEMENT OF RIVER PRACTITIONERS TO REMOVE DAMS BY PROVING TOOLS, STARTING IN EUROPE THROUGH DAM REMOVAL. [...] This dam will be THEM IS TO START THE DAM TO BE MORE EFFECTICE IN highlighted in our new documentary DAMBUSTERS, REMOVAL AWARD SCALING UP DAM REMOVAL which will be released in 2022.
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