Streams and rivers
Laying spawning gravel in the Kvæstadbekk stream in Suldal.
Photo: Jarle Lunde
Children from Erfjord school mapping the Lovrabekk stream in Erfjord.
Photo: Jarle Lunde
Laying spawning gravel in Hjelmelandsåna river.
Photo: Jarle Lunde
Laying spawning gravel in the Espedalsåna river in Forsand.
Photo: Jarle Lunde
The sea trout project
The UN has designated 2021-2030 as the global decade for ecosystem restoration. Rogaland is already well under way with a multi-year sea trout project. This is a joint effort between the Rogaland branch of the Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers, the County Governor’s Office, the County Administration and the municipalities in Rogaland’s four water regions. The aim is to improve water environments for endangered sea trout and at the same time boost biological diversity in local rivers and streams.
Sea trout in the Ulla river.
Photo: Vidar Lunde
Long live our freshwater mussels!
Freshwater mussels are vulnerable to pollution and are classified as an endangered species on the Norwegian Red List. In the Årvik river in Tysvær, landowners and the authorities have joined forces to rescue the local freshwater mussel population from extinction. A total of 14,000 larvae have been released and their habitat improved by erosion prevention measures and planting along the riverbanks. Obstructions restricting the free migration of salmon and sea trout have been removed. Cleaner water is crucial to the survival of freshwater mussels.
14,000 freshwater mussel larvae have been released into the Årvik river.
Photo: Marlin Øvregård Løvås
Freshwater mussels and larvae.
Photo: Emilie Moi Eikje
Rocks are used to prevent riverbank erosion.
Photo: Marlin Øvregård Løvås