Department of Aquatic Resources

Flodkräftan i fara – tecknad film ska väcka engagemang för akut hotad art

The situation for the noble crayfish, our only native freshwater crayfish species, is critical. The species has disappeared from large parts of Sweden and Finland. Now, a new animated film aims to

Sara Bergek ny prefekt vid institutionen för akvatiska resurser

As of 1 July 2025, Sara Bergek will take up the position as Head of Department at the Department of Aquatic Resources at SLU. The appointment is the result of an internal recruitment process in which

Senaste nytt från miljögruppen juni 2025

Here you can catch up on the latest updates from SLU Aqua’s environmental group. New electric motors for Lysekil and Öregrund Electric motors have been purchased for smaller boats in Lysekil and

Ett skepp kommer lastat med havsforskare

How is the Western Sea really doing? That question was at the center when researchers and PhD students from, among others, SLU Aqua took part in a sailing voyage aboard the full-rigged ship Sørlandet

Nu lanseras nya slu.se

After nearly a year and a half of hard work, the new slu.se has been launched today – and with it, SLU Aqua also gets a brand-new departmental website. This has been a thorough effort where the

Havsfiskelaboratoriet värd för årets möte med RCG NANSEA och RCG Baltic

From 10 to 13 June, representatives from the Regional Coordination Groups RCG NANSEA and RCG Baltic gathered at the Institute of Marine Research in Lysekil. These groups are part of the regional

Tom Staveley awarded royal scholarship for research on pink salmon

Congratulations to Tom Staveley, who has been awarded a scholarship from the King Carl XVI Gustaf 50th Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology and Environment for his work on the invasive species

När havet blir brunare – forskare från SLU ska undersöka hur varmare och mörkare vatten påverkar ekosystemtjänster längs Östersjökusten

How is marine life affected when coastal waters become both browner and warmer? That’s what SLU researcher Magnus Huss, together with colleagues from the Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua)

Ny teknik avslöjar att sillgrisslor föredrar förutsägbara fiskevatten

Common guillemots tend to seek out areas where the availability of fish is stable, even if the amount is small – a strategy that may leave them vulnerable as marine environments change. Using sailing

Lyckat mobilitetsutbyte mellan SLU Aqua och Nelson Mandela Universitetet i Sydafrika

Researchers and students from the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in South Africa have recently visited the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU and the Department of Aquatic Resources (

Förändringar på SLU Aqua

Here you can read more about the management changes at SLU Aqua and mainly about the process of recruiting a new head of department. On this page we publish ongoing information about this. Last

SLU-CGIAR nutrition-sensitive food systems

An initial South-South capacity development meeting’, held in Sri Lanka, brought together academicians and experts from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe, to discuss the importance of nutrition