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There will be no pilot project submarine whale carcass as is decided by the board members of PRW. In the newsitem you can find more information about the project and the following decision. Since 2018 we’ve been in the proces for setting up the pilot project and we have thereby gathered advice and information about the subject. We’ve made all relevant documentation available on our website for interested parties and future use.
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In addition to measures, policy must also be in order for the fish stock in the Wadden Sea to be improved. A recent analysis carried out on behalf of PRW by Paddy Walker of Tethys shows that this can still be improved.
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“Promoting darkness, not as a return to the Dark Ages, but as a move towards a new era in which ecological, social and economic aspects are considered and brought together.” With these words, the Minister für Energiewende, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt, Natur und Digitalisierung of Schleswig-Holstein, Jan Philipp Albrecht, expressed his welcome to almost 100 participants of the Erlebe die Finsternis Webinar, which was held the 23rd of April.
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The current silt dynamics in the Wadden Sea are markedly influenced by human activities and interventions, including dredging waterways and the use of silt for land reclamation. A good insight into the silt balance of the trilateral Wadden Sea is lacking. The Wadden Academy and PRW asked Deltares to start a study on this. The report Where Mud matters is now ready.
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The climate is changing: the earth is warming up and sea levels are rising, with an increasing impact on our ecosystems, the way we grow our food and the way we live. A large number of challenges converge in the Wadden coast area. Programme towards a Rich Wadden Sea (PRW) is working on this together with various partners. We asked Strootman Landscape Architects to support PRW in developing a strategy for climate adaptation along the Wadden coast.
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For centuries, the Wadden Sea region has been a beautiful area of inestimable value. With soft edges, old cities, harbours and industry, good agricultural land and rich nature. But also with hard dams and dikes for water safety. The consequences of climate change threaten the area. This threat will increase in the coming years. That is why measures are already being taken at various places along the Wadden coast. We make this visible with Expedition Wadden Coast.
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In January 2020 the third Total Count of the East Atlantic Flyway was organized. All waterbirds wintering along the coast from Norway till South Africa were counted. This collaboration and simultaneous count is of upmost importance to gain insight into the trends of the various bird populations using the Flyway.
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Fish species use the Wadden region in various ways. Some fish grow on it and then leave. Others stay there all their lives. There are also fish species that reproduce in the fresh water (mainland) and later migrate to the Ocean or the North Sea via the Wadden Sea. And sometimes the other way around. We are working on removing obstacles to these migratory fish along the entire Wadden coast. And on solutions to make fish migration possible. In this way we contribute to the recovery of the fish stock in the Wadden Sea.
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In order to learn from other transition processes, PRW’s Rick Timmerman and Gerwin Klomp visited the Energiakademiet on the Danish island of Samsø and took a look around the electric-powered ferry ‘Ellen’, which operates between Søby (Æro island) and Fynshavn. During their time here, they saw, experienced and listened to all of the lessons that can be learned from two unique and high-profile sustainability initiatives in Denmark.
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