Project immediate goals:• Developing participatory approaches to water

management• Increasing the utilization of domestic fish• Commitment of local fishermen to fish

monitoring• Reinforcement of predatory fish populations• Protection of the local eel population• To develop expertise and know-how in the

fisheries management • Improve the recreational value of the target

lakes and increase the opportunities for fishing

• Increase co-operation between local residents and other actors

• Create networks and increase international co-operation

Hola Lake Western Uusimaa

Lohjanjärvi

Hiidenvesi

Enäjärvi

Hola Lake Western Uusimaa

Local activities in LAG Ykkösakseli region:1. Involving local residents in fisheries

management and monitoring2. Creating a web based service for collecting

fishing data3. Improving the utilization of local fish4. Enhancing the predatory fish population in

Lake Enäjärvi5. Protecting eel migration in River

Karjaanjoki6. Gathering and sharing information of

experiences related to management of fisheries

7. International cooperation and networking for finding and sharing best practices and knowhow

Lohjanjärvi

Hiidenvesi

Enäjärvi

Hola Lake Western Uusimaa

3 primary work packages:

WP1: Promoting the utilization of domestic fish

WP2: Securing the migration of eel

WP3: Restoration of spawning ground for predatory fish

Hola Lake Western Uusimaa

WP1: Promoting the utilization of domestic fish• Completed:

• Preliminary studies & networking, including preparations for:• participatory electronic fishing

data collection tool for local fishermen for monitoring purposes

• fish food cooking course• participatory fish trap

preparation/maintenance• review of fishing methods in

Hiidenvesi

• To be completed: • Implementation of the above

Lohjanjärvi

Hiidenvesi

Enäjärvi

Web based fishing data collection

Cooking course

Fish traps maintenance

Fishing review

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WP2: Securing the migration of eel• Completed:

• Eel were captured in 3 locations

• In total 13 (15) were captured, measured, marked and released to the sea beyond the dams & turbines in Mustionjoki river

• To be completed:• Reporting (Dec 2018)

Lohjanjärvi

Hiidenvesi

Enäjärvi

Hola Lake Western UusimaaTapahtunutta

• WP3: Restoration of spawning ground for predatory fish in Lake Enäjärvi

• Completed: • Pike fry studies in summer 2018

using white plate & scoop method (LUVY): presence of pike fry was confirmed

• Pike spawning ground restoration work in August 2018: digging routes for the fry to swim from isolated shallow water to the deeper water to increase their survival rate (Vesy ry)

• To be completed:• Pike fry studies repeated in 2019• Reporting

Hola Lake Western Uusimaa

Contacts

Association of Water and Environment of Western Uusimaawww.luvy.fiSini Pöytäniemi, project manager, sini.poytaniemi@vesiensuojelu.fi, +358(0)45-77500106Maija Venäläinen, communication expert, maija.venalainen@luvy.fi,