The presence of the Balkan loach (Cobitis elongata) in the Cerna River catchment was discovered during the project “Identifying barriers in five catchments in the Southern Carpathians, Romania”, coordinated by Rewilding Romania in partnership with the Aqua Crisius Association. The finding complements the study carried out by the Aqua Crisius team between 2020 and 2024.

  The study was carried out by the Aqua Crisius Anglers Association as part of the project “Rewilding rivers in Southern Carpathians, Romania – Preparatory work for removing barriers in 5 catchments”, financed through the European Open Rivers Programme and supported by Arcadia.    Fish provide powerful tools for assessing the condition of aquatic environments due … Continued