Bi-O-Rhône | HEPIA

Bi-O-Rhône (2017 - 2021)

Institut Terre-Nature-Paysage (inTNP)
- Écologie et ingénierie des systèmes aquatiques - EISA

French-Swiss Interreg project dedicated to the knowledge of fish density and its seasonal and annual variations in the context of sedimentary management operations in the Upper Rhône.

The project is carried out on 4 successive hydroelectric reservoirs: Verbois and Chancy-Pougny in Switzerland, Génissiat and Seyssel in France.

Objectives of the project:

Methodological development for the monitoring of the fish fauna of the reservoirs.
Application to the monitoring of the impacts of sedimentary management.

Sonar images (echograms) of fish in a hydroelectric reservoir.

Project partner(s)

Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR)

Services Industriels de Genève (SIG)

Société des Forces Motrices de Chancy-Pougny (SFMCP)

INRAE - Thonon les Bains

SPYGEN – Le Bourget du Lac

Etat de Genève – Office Cantonal de l’Eau (OCEAU)

Etat de Genève – Service des affaires étrangères

Project leader - team
Franck Cattaneo (HEPIA), David Grimardias (HEPIA)

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