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An assessment of the Swiss fish fauna

Almost two-thirds of the native fish species of Switzerland are threatened by extinction. To preserve or specifically enhance aquatic biodiversity and habitats, a representative assessment of the existing species in lakes is necessary. Eawag and its partners, the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), tthe fisheries authorities in the cantons of Aargau, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Graubünden, Neuchâtel, Ticino, Vaud, and Valais and the Office National des eaux et des milieux aquatiques (ONEMA), Fédération de pêche Doubs et du Jura in France, perform through Projet Lac for the first time a standardized assessment of the fish fauna of Alpine lakes with a special focus on deep and large lakes. An information flyer [pdf] explains the project.