Trilateral Swimway Conference 2024
And 32nd Symposium Waddenacademie
Applying scientific evidence to manage human impacts on fish life cycles
17-19 April 2024
Groningen - The Netherlands
Joint excursion programme on 17 April with the Free Flowing Rivers conference (15-17 April 2024)
Within the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation (TWSC), the second Swimway 2024 conference was held from 17 -19 April 2024 in Groningen, the Netherlands. For the Waddenacademie this was the 32nd Waddenacademie Symposium.
Organisers were the trilateral Wadden Sea Expert Group Swimway and Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS), Waddenacademie, Waddenvereniging, University of Groningen, Wageningen Marine Research, van Hall Larenstein University, Danish National Park Wadden Sea and Danish Ministry of Environment.
Funded by TWSC/CWSS, Waddenacademie, and Waddenfonds (projects Waddentools and Ruim Baan voor vissen).
Read more about the background of the Trilateral Swimway Conference.
Conference 2024
The 2024 Swimway conference took a two-tiered approach: the outcomes of the latest research on fish life cycles were balanced with contributions on the practical implementation of scientific findings to dedicated and effective conservation efforts. See the complete Programme and book of abstracts.
- Download the full conference Report;
- See the Photo-impression of the excursions and both conference days or
- Watch the short Aftermovie.