Lead Partner: Association “Technological Institute Of Aquaculture”

Other partner: Municipality of Negotin

Priority Axis: Environment

Specific objective: Nature Protection

Project objectives:

Through its activities - establishment of hatchery for endangered sturgeon fish species and educational center on the protection of biodiversity and river species - this project is strongly related to the achievement of the specific objective of the program: Promoting and enhancing the utilization of common natural resources, as well as stimulating nature protection in the programme area, through joint initiatives across the border. The project results will be realized physically and it will be easy to identify the joint and concrete actions in the border region contributing to the creation of synergic effects in environmental protection and resource management.

Project activities:

1. Study on endangered sturgeon species and biodiversity condition in Danube river - Montana district
2. Research and analysis of preserving biodiversity in Danube river (Negotin`s side), rare and protected species, models and methods of local and regional biodiversity preservation
3. Supply of special equipment for tracking different fish species in Danube river and development of GIS system.
4. Establishment of hatchery for endangered sturgeon fish species and educational center in Bulgaria, Dolno Belotintsi village, Montana Municipality
5. Research and Protection Programme rare river species: Sturgeon in Danube river
6. Eco forum „Biodiversity of Danube river"
7. Development of joint action plan for prevention of soil, air and water on Danube river in cross border region Negotin-Montana
8. Development of Promo project Documentary, Promo Catalog, closing conference and evaluation of projects results
9. Establishment of a licensed educational center on the protection of biodiversity and river species

Project results and outputs:

The Education Center for the Protection of Biodiversity and River Species will be licensed and will function as a training site. The Escape-species hatchery will ensure the biodiversity of the fish species and will add more protected species to its capacity, which will lead to diversification of the project's effect. Through the supply of special equipment for tracking of different fish species in the Danube River and the GIS system, the movements of endangered fish in the Danube River will be monitored.

Target groups:

Inhabitants of Montana and Negotin, NGOs working in the area of environment from Montana and Negotin; public administration, related to the management of enviromental activities; companies working in the area of fisheries from Negotin and Montana.