Category: Activities

In December 2025, the project “Reducing Invasive Blue Crab Impact on European Eel in Karavasta Lagoon, Albania” officially started with the implementation of its first key activities. A coordination meeting was held at the premises of the Protected Areas Administration (ADZM, Fier) with representatives of the Karavasta Lagoon management, where the project objectives, implementation steps, …

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In July 2024, the project team on the monitoring of both species of freshwater Crayfish, Astacus astacus and Austropotamobium torrentium, successfully carried out the next sampling in the area of ​​Lake Prespa e Madhe, Ohrid, as well as in two rivers of the National Park of Shebenik – Jablanica (Rapuni and Qarrishta). At the same …

Read more “July 2024: Population status assessment of crayfish (Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius torrentium) – Activity 1.1.4: Monitoring activity; Activity 1.1.5: Evaluating of physical – chemical parameters; Activity 1.3.1: Monitoring manual; Activity 2.1.1: Training of student.”

In June 2024, the team of “Biologists of Albania” monitored two types of crabs within the project “Population status assessment of the globally threatened crayfish Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius torrentium in the lakes of Prespa, Ohrid and rivers of the Shebenik – Jabllanice National Park, Albania” in the lakes of Prespa, Ohrid as well as …

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For the month of May 2024, the next monitoring was carried out for the two species of freshwater crayfish Astacus astacus and Austropotamobium torrentium in lakes Ohrid, Prespe Great and in the Qarrishta river. Respecting the hunting ban session in the two lakes, sampling was carried out in 14 predetermined stations of these water bodies. …

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April 2024 April 2024: Population status assessment of crayfish  (Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius torrentium). In the month of April 2024, in the lakes of Ohrid, Prespe Great and in the Qarrishta river, the next samplings were carried out with the aim of monitoring two species of crayfish, Astacus astacus and Austropotamobium torrentium. Sampling, as expected, …

Read more “April 2024: Population status assessment of crayfish (Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius torrentium) – Activity 1.1.3: Monitoring activity; Activity 1.1.4, 1.15 Assessment of environmental parameters”

Activity 1.1.3:  Monitoring activity The next sampling for the purpose of monitoring two types of crayfish in the three water bodies Lake Ohrid, Lake Prespa Great as well as in the river Qarrishte in the Shebenik area was carried out during the month of March, 2024. The monitoring process was assisted by the student MSc. …

Read more “March 2024: Project: Population status assessment of crayfish (Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius torrentium).. Activity 1.1.3: Monitoring activity”

In December 2023, the team of the project “Population status assessment of crayfish (Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius torrentium)” carried out the next expedition to survey the species in the lakes, Ohrid and Great Prespa, and the two rivers of the Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park, specifically in the Qarrishta and Rrapuni areas. The monitoring was conducted using …

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November 2023: Population status assessment of crayfish  (Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius torrentium) –  Activity 1.1.3:  Monitoring activity In November 2023, the organization “Biologists of Albania” conducted another round of monitoring for two crayfish species in the lakes of Ohrid, Great Prespa, and the rivers of the Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park, specifically in the Qarrishta and Rrapuni …

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