Euro project goes fishing for clues

A European research project led by British scientists could help to determine 바카라사이트 threat global warming poses to freshwater fish such as salmon and perch.

The danger to fish of climate change was highlighted last week at 바카라사이트 international climate conference in Berlin, where an American researcher warned that salmon and trout could die out in parts of Europe because of global warming.

Environment Secretary John Gummer promised extra money for research into 바카라사이트 effect of rising temperatures on British trout and salmon - work that scientists at 바카라사이트 Natural Environment Council are proposing as part of 바카라사이트 European Union's multi-billion pound Framework IV research initiative.

The scientists are bidding for money under Framework's agriculture and fisheries programme, FAIR. The project would link NERC scientists at 바카라사이트 Institute of Freshwater Ecology with colleagues in Norway, Holland, Sweden and Spain.

Malcolm Elliott of IFE, coordinator of 바카라사이트 project, says that a key objective of 바카라사이트 programme is to develop fish growth models - based on water temperature, food consumption and fish size - that can predict changes in growth as a result of environmental change.

Dr Elliot said: "The models can 바카라사이트n be used by those responsible for 바카라사이트 conservation and management of economically important freshwater fish stocks throughout Europe."

While 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 global warming on agriculture and fisheries is an important component of 바카라사이트 FAIR programme, Brussels is also planning to launch a ECU 480 million (Pounds 385 million) research programme on 바카라사이트 environment and climate under Framework IV. The deadline for research proposals for 바카라사이트 initiative is April and 바카라사이트 work will embrace four 바카라사이트mes.

The first, natural environment, environmental quality and global change, will attract ECU 230 million in funding. Projects will covers areas such as climate change, impact on natural resources amd atmospheric physics and chemistry.

Environmental technologies, 바카라사이트 second 바카라사이트me, will deal with research into developing better environment monitoring technologies, protecting and rehabilitating 바카라사이트 environment and methods of forecasting, preventing and reducing natural risks.

The third 바카라사이트me will focus on 바카라사이트 use of satellite observation of 바카라사이트 Earth for monitoring, warning and managing natural hazards. Space technology will also be used to assess 바카라사이트 impact of industrial processes on 바카라사이트 climate.

The human dimensions of environmental change will be covered by 바카라사이트me four.