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The last field season has started

Updates from Västerbotten, Sweden
  • In May, the County Administrative Board of Västerbotten started the field season by putting out the floating cover on top of the invasive waterweed (Elodea canadensis) in a bay on the coast of Västerbotten. The work was done together with the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten and Skellefteå Municipality. The area that was covered in 2024 was still free from vegetation, which is promising news.
  • In May we also mapped pike juveniles in coastal lagoons.
  • In the beginning of July we took samples of the threatened species Fourleaf Mare’s tail (Hippuris tetraphylla) and the samples are sent to Oulu University for genetic studies and cultivation experiments.
Large, orange mat floating on the water held by snorkelers
Bringing out the orange floating cover into the water to cover the patch of invasive waterweed (Elodea canadensis). Photo: County Administrative Board of Västerbotten
Young pike fry caught in a strainer
Pike juveniles were caught by strainers, counted and then released back into the water. Photo: Anniina Saarinen, County Administrative Board of Västerbotten
The plant Fourleaf Mare's tail
The Fourleaf Mare’s tail (Hippuris tetraphylla). Photo: Anniina Saarinen, County Administrative Board of Västerbotten