CoFish: co-designing citizen science between fishers and scientists to monitor the phosphorus distribution across two lake Geneva basins.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eutrophication, followed by re-oligotrophication during lake restoration, in many perialpine lakes has caused changes to the biodiversity and functioning of freshwater ecosystems. In Lake Geneva, total phosphorus (TP) concentration has reduced since the 1970-80s and the yearly average is now close to the upper value of the target range of 10-15 µg/L. For over 60 years the lake has been monitored at SHL2, the central, deepest point in the Eastern basin, complemented by data from GE3 in the Western basin. Selection of these reference points was based on a lake-wide TP analysis in the 1950s. Lake Geneva is a popular fishing destination for anglers and over 100 commercial fishers, who have expressed concerns that further TP reductions could damage the sustainability of their

SUBMITTER: Jenkins T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12720463 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature