We invite you to listen live to the conference, during which the Republic of Lithuania’s commitments on river opening in the European Union, foreign experience in opening rivers for fish migration, experience of Salantai dam reconstruction project and presentation of research conducted on Salanta river, plans and planned measures in Lithuania.

Program of the conference “River Renaissance”:
2022-05-20
11.00-11.10 Opening of the conference.
11.10–11.40 “Political Aspects of Dam Demolition in Lithuania” (Justina Anglickytė, Chief Specialist of the Pollution Prevention Policy Group of the Ministry of Environment).
11.40–12.10 “Fish Migration in Lithuania” (Gintautas Sabas, Head of the Hydrographic Network Division of the Environmental Protection Agency).
12.10–12.40 “Removal of dams: what can we learn from foreign countries?” (Karolina Gurjazkaitė, expert of the Environmental Coalition).
12.40–13.10 coffee break.
13.10–13.40 “The state of the fish community and salmonids in the Salantas Basin: new encouraging research results” (Dr. Nerijus Nika, Researcher, Institute of Marine Research, Klaipeda University, Head of the Laboratory of Fisheries and Aquaculture).
13.40–14.10 “Implementation of Salantai Dam Reconstruction Project Activities” (Antanas Kubilius, ecologist of Salantai Regional Park Directorate).
14.10–15.30 discussion, conference summary
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