Open information meeting about the humpback salmon project in 2025 in the Environmental Building, Tana Bridge, Thursday 19 June at 6:00 PM.

Organizer: Norwegian Environment Agency and Norwegian Veterinary Institute

Now it is just before the humpback salmon will once again enter the rivers of Finnmark, probably in large numbers. The state has allocated a lot of money to combat the alien species, which originates and lives naturally in the Pacific Ocean.

In the Tana River, work is now underway to get the final details on the trap to be ready to stop the humpback salmon while allowing the tana salmon and other local fish to migrate both up and down the river with the least possible impact. By the end of June, a barrier fence with several entrance traps and downstream migration solutions will be in place at Seida. In addition to the barrier solution itself, improvements have been made to a number of details compared to the barrier fence and guardrail that stood at Seidaholmen in 2023.

In collaboration with Tana Municipality and the Tana River Basin Fisheries Management (TF), the Norwegian Environment Agency and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute are arranging a final information meeting before this year's season. There will be interpretation between Norwegian and Finnish. Please forward the information about the meeting to friends on both sides of the border.

Preliminary program, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM:

• Norwegian Environment Agency - status and plans for humpback salmon control nationally and in Tana, including monitoring, research and development

• The Norwegian Veterinary Institute – status and implementation of humpback salmon control at Seida in 2025

• TF's plans for humpback salmon harvesting in Máskejohka and Luovvtejohka in 2025.

• Coffee

• Questions and discussion

Welcome!

Photo: Knut Sverre Horn