Project: Reducing Invasive Blue Crab Impact on European Eel in Karavasta Lagoon, Albania April 2026 – Activities Implemented (1.1.7; 1.2.1; 2.1.1; 3.1.1; 3.1.3 )
Monitoring and promotion of the invasive blue crab with the aim of reducing its negative environmental impact. April 2026: Work is ongoing for the implementation of the project “Reducing Invasive Blue Crab Impact on European Eel in Karavasta Lagoon, Albania”, aiming to study the invasive blue crab and promote its consumption as an alternative with …
Project: Reducing Invasive Blue Crab Impact on European Eel in Karavasta Lagoon, Albania March 2026 – Activities Implemented (1.1.7; 1.2.1; 2.1.1; 3.1.1; 3.1.3)
Capture, study, and promotion of the blue crab aimed at reducing its impact in the Karavasta Lagoon In March 2026, several activities were implemented by the staff of the association “Biologët e Shqipërisë,” including: the fishing process has been carried out using both trap and random sampling techniques, and systematic numerical data collection on blue …
Project: Reducing Invasive Blue Crab Impact on European Eel in Karavasta Lagoon, Albania February 2026 – Activities Implemented (1.1.4; 2.1.1)
Training for Fishermen on the Management and Catching of Blue Crab in Divjaka Lagoon In February, a focus group training was organized in Divjaka with the participation of local fishermen, representatives of the Fier Protected Areas Administration, and blue crab collectors. The activity aimed to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders involved in the efforts …
Project: Reducing Invasive Blue Crab Impact on European Eel in Karavasta Lagoon, Albania January 2026 – Activity Implemented (1.1.4)
Project: Reducing Invasive Blue Crab Impact on European Eel in Karavasta Lagoon, Albania January 2026 – Activities Implemented (1.1.4) Do Albanian and international tourists consume blue crab? How familiar are we with it and how much do we actually use it? In January 2026, the project “Reducing Invasive Blue Crab Impact on European Eel …
Project: Reducing Invasive Blue Crab Impact on European Eel in Karavasta Lagoon, Albania December 2025 – Activities Implemented (1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.1.3)
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, …
October 2024: Population status assessment of crayfish (Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius torrentium) – Activity 1.2.2- Workshop- Project findings ..
The organization “Biologists of Albania” successfully completed the study project focusing on Monitoring of two species of freshwater crayfish ‘Astacus astacus’ and ‘Austropotamobius torrentium’ in the lakes of Prespa, Ohrid and in the rivers of the Shebenik National Park , supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, in the seminar held in Pogradec, with the …
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 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 …
June 2024: Population status assessment of crayfish (Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius torrentium) – Activity 1.1.4: Monitoring activity
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 …
May 2024: Population status assessment of crayfish (Astacus astacus and Austropotamobius torrentium) – Activity 1.1.4: Monitoring activity.
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. …