Expected Outcome:
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
The implementation of the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy, the Water Framework and Habitat Directives, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and policies that concern freshwater ecosystem protection, in particular to the implementation of the Updated River Basin Management Plan for Danube 2021[1];
- Demonstrated sustainable and effective solutions ;
- Improved protection and management of migratory fish species in the Danube River Basin and its delta, with a focus on endangered species of high significance for the ecosystem or for local communities;
- Measurable improvements in protecting and restoring critical fish habitats, their availability, accessibility and connectivity within the Danube River basin and its delta;
- Improved transnational and trans-sectoral cooperation between national/local authorities and other actors involved in fish habitat protection and restoration;
- Evidence to support the implementation of River Basin Management Plans addressing the needs of migratory fishes;
- Active support to the Mission's Digital Ocean and Water Knowledge system through advances in knowledge related to freshwater dimension.
Migratory fish species represent an economic and natural heritage of the Danube River Basin and are indicators of the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems, especially of the functionality of ecological
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