AARC - Atlantic Aquatic Resource Conservation Project
The aim of this project is to protect and conserve migratory fish species of conservation concern which are also socially, culturally and economically important for rural and maritime communities of the Atlantic Arc region. The AARC Project is an ambitious delivery-phase project which integrates the strongest elements of previous European projects and partnerships into one, coherent, transnational package for Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM). The project focuses on aquatic resources which present the greatest challenge for integrated management, namely, migratory fish species. The fish species in question (atlantic salmon, european shads, sea trout, marine lamprey) travel from source to see during their life cycles utilising the whole of the North East Atlantic and all the rivers draining into it. They have huge cultural, economic and ecological importance to regions, nations and the EU as a whole. Their identity unites the regions they occupy.
CIBIO has the following tasks within the AARC project:
- Coordination of the genetic characterization of european shads populations;
- Collect samples and organization af a sample database of european shad populations;
- Development and cross clalibration of informative genetic markers for shad stock identification;
- Genetic characterization of population structure and stock analysis;
- Compiling information on the distribution and conservation status of shad populations;
- Produce an website on european shads with all relevant information on ecology, genetics, geographic distribution, and conservation;
- Contribution in the preparation and organization of a postgraduate program on Aquatic Resources Conservation;
- Organization of workshops and project meetings;
- Dissemination of results and activities.
Click here to visit the AARC Project national webpage
