AnaEE-ERIC Autumn Newsletter is out!

Jonas Schoelynck: One interesting topic I’ve studied is the invasive Chinese mitten crab, which has become so numerous in some European waterways that it’s causing damage to aquatic habitats, particularly water plants. We conducted experiments at the AnaEE-ERIC Mesodrome platform that showed how these crabs affect ecosystems.

As a follow-up, we collaborated with the Flemish Environment Agency to develop a trap specifically designed to capture mitten crabs. This prototype was tested in the Mesodrome and has since been installed in over five waterways in Belgium, removing hundreds of thousands of crabs annually.

The project has expanded to other European countries like France, Germany, and Sweden through the Interreg Clancy project. I’m really proud of how quickly we’ve been able to scale this solution across Europe.

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