Utsjoki research infrastructure
The research infrastructure in Utsjoki is located near the confluence of the Utsjoki and Tenojoki rivers on the Tenojoki riverbank. Natural northern fish stocks are studied at the river Tenojoki. Special emphasis is placed on migratory fish.
River Tenojoki
- Underwater research and measuring devices
- Electric fishing gear and related equipment
- Boats, fishing equipment
- Fish handling facilities
- Fish ageing equipment
River Näätämöjoki
- monitoring salmon run-ups by sonar
River Tuulomajoki
- salmon stock monitoring
Area of research
The main area of research focuses on the Finnish part of Teno basin’s:
- fishery and catch statistics.
- counting the number of upwelling salmon using underwater video and echo sounding.
- counting the number of spawning salmon in tributaries by surface sampling.
- determination of the age and size structure and origin (wild/farmed salmon) of salmon runs from scale samples.
- determination of the occurrence of different salmon stocks in salmon fisheries in the main Teno river basin (genetics).
- estimation of the densities of young fish in rivers by electrofishing.
- collection of samples of fry for examination of possible presence of the Gyrodactylus salaris parasite.