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Introduction and overview of the first day
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Mediation :
Frank Hartmann, Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe (DE)
Head of the fishery administration. Responsible for fishery and fish-habitats in the administrative district Karlsruhe.
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Pierre Strosser, ACTeon consultant (FR)
Head of ACTeon – Innovation, Policy, Environment. Office specialising in research and consultancy |
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Ruedi Bösiger, WWF Swiss (CH)
Manager of the Salmon Comeback Campaign, Co Author of the Book “Salmon, the comeback of ta Fish” representing WWF in the ICPR
Roberto Epple, ERN France (FR)
Consultant & project manager for WWF International and European NGO’s, Founder and President of ERN (European Rivers Network), based in France |
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Session 7 : Spawning grounds and juvenile’s habitats
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Lukas Bamatter, BundesamtfürUmwelt BAFU (CH)
Research Assistant responsible for the rehabilitation of fish migration and various projects linked to the reintroduction of the salmon.
Overview of potential habitat on the Rhine and focus on habitats in Switzerland |
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Johannes Abegg, Flussbau AG (CH)
Member of the Executive Board. Flussbau AG focus studies on flow and hydraulic engineering, flood protection, revitalization, sediment.
Sediment management plan of the Upper Rhine |
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Delphine Lacuisse
Engineer rivers and dams. Responsible for global studies
and Samuel Audinot
Engineer sensitive natural areas (ENS). Responsible for ENS management plan
Conseil Départemental du Haut-Rhin (FR)Poster examples of habitats restoration in the departement of «Haut-Rhin» |
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Session 8 : Continuity for migratory fish – Upstream migration
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Marc de Rooy, Ministry of Infrastructure & the Environment (NL)
Chair Expert group Fish in the International Rhine Commission. Deputy Head of Unit – Unit Water quality.
Bottlenecks for the fish migration in the Rhine |
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Alain Garnier, EDF (FR)
Mission water environment developmentin EDF unit of production East (hydraulic plants)
Mobile fishway system and a french solution for Vogelgrun’s dam |
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Matthias Mende, IUB Engineering AG (CH)
Technical responsible for natural waterways. Member of the project group upper Rhine in ICPR
«Innovative solution» for Vogelgrun’s dam |
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André Berne, Water Agency Seine Normandie (FR)
Territorial and maritime director downstream water of Seine river
Dismantling of Sélune dams : The largest European dam removal project |
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Session 9 : Continuity for migratory fish – Downstream migration
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Dominique Courret, Onema, – pôle ecohydraulique (FR)
expert fishway, downstream migration specialist
Good practices for facilitating downstream migration in large and small turbines |
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Armin Peter, Peter FishConsulting (CH)
Fish biologist, since 2015 head of the company Peter FishConsulting, Until 2014 group leader at Eawag, Kastanienbaum
Swiss study for solutions for large dams |
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Session 10 : Restocking – Current and future practices
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Jörg Schneider, Büro f. fisch- und gewässerökologische Studien – BFS (DE)
Consultant, Senior scientist BFS, specialized in ecology and management of migrating fish species. Manager of salmon re-introduction programs in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.
Experience in Germany, success and failure |
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Olivier Sommen, Petite Camargue Alsacienne (FR)
Head of the nature reserve RN Camargue Alsacienne hatchery
Breeding practices of juvenilesalmon in the Rhine, success and failure |
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Session 11 : Monitoring in sea and freshwater
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Frederic Schaeffer, Saumon Rhin (FR)
Head of counting stations / eel programm / international relations, fish expert in ICPR group
Video monitoring on the Upper Rhine and tributaries colonization |
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Andre Breukelaar,Ministry of infrastructure and environment RWS WNZ (NL)
River research and advice. Member of the ICPR Eg Fish and Wg B
Monitoring on the Rhine with the NEDAP system, fish tagging |
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Pascal Vonlanthen, Aquabios (CH)
Since 2012 head of of the company Aquabios GmbH, and independent company working on aquatic ecology and fisheries management.
The use of genetics to evaluate Salmon reintroduction strategies |
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Frederick Whoriskey, Ocean Tracking Network (Canada)
Executive Director since 2010. Served on the Board of AquaNet (Canada’s National Centre of Excellence in Aquaculture), and Chaired the Board of the Huntsman Marine Science Centre. Monitoring in the sea |
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Session 12 : Final Debate
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Anne Schulte, International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (DE)
Executive Secretary. Member of the Implementation Committee of the UNECE Water Convention (Geneva) |
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Lawrence Talks, Environment Agency (UK)
Editor FISH |
Régis Thevenet, EDF – DPIH (Division Production & Ingénierie Hydraulique) (FR)
Engineer and PhD in environmental science. In charge of water environment in the central services of the production divisionand engineering hydraulics service of EDF |
Roberto Epple, ERN France (FR)
Consultant & project manager for WWF International and European NGO’s, Founder and President of ERN (European Rivers Network), based in France |
Samuel Gründler, SchweizerischerFischerei-Verband (CH)
Head of projects – Ester Blom, WWF Netherlands (NL)
Leader Freshwater Programme. Worked for various international NGOs like the IUCN since 10 years |