Salmon compensatory stocking
In Sweden, power companies that operate hydropower plants are obliged to breed and stock fish to compensate for the reproduction areas lost as a result of hydropower regulation.
Short facts
- Northern Sweden
- Salmon
- Sustain fish populations
- Continuous
Vattenfall has several fish farms, and the largest fish farm is in Heden, in the Lule River. Every year, Vattenfall releases 550,000 salmon smolts, 100,000 sea trout and 12,000 trout in the Lule River. In Sweden we stock in total 1.3 million salmon and sea trout each year.
More about biodiversity
Biodiversity and nature protection are a priority at Vattenfall. It is one of the focus areas in our environmental policy and therefore also a central part in our environmental work.
See also
Projects funded by Bra Miljöval
When Vattenfall sells ‘Good Environmental Choice’ electricity, it funds aquatic biodiversity efforts.
Eel recovery in Elbe river, Germany
Above the Geesthacht fish ladder, the Elbe acts as the lower basin for the pumped storage plant.
Impact of offshore windfarm decommissioning on marine biodiversity
Offshore wind foundations create habitats that support benthic species such as blue mussels, anemones, and the reef-building worm Sabellaria alveolata.