Fish Migration River Afsluitdijk - The Afsluitdijk
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The Afsluitdijk protects our country against the water, but also poses an obstruction to many types of fish. The Fish Migration River will ensure that fish will be able to swim from salt to fresh water again. They need this to survive. The Fish Migration River is an innovative plan to restore the connection between the Waddenzee and the IJsselmeer. In addition, the Fish Migration River contributes to healthy water, restoring a wonderful variety of plants and animals in the area, and offers recreation options.

Forget fish ladder, they’re building a whole river! Lol

Basically The Netherlands built the Afsluitdijk dam to protect against flooding from the North Sea, but it blocks off the migratory path for fish seeking freshwater to breed. The Fish Migration River is being built to correct that. It’s projected to be completed by the end of 2026 and will be both a nature reserve and UNESCO site.

More reading: https://www.holland.com/global/press/news-resources/fish-migration-flow-at-the-afsluitdijk

2 min video animation for how it works: https://youtu.be/rduAVvQY0lE

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    6·
    3 days ago

    Like how “North America” is 3 countries.

    North America also includes a number of countries south of Mexico, Greenland, and some countries in the Carribean.

    • FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      I think in the US (and english speaking parts of Canada) they have a weird conception that “North America” doesn’t include “Central America”.

      But the rest of the world seems to agree that: North America = Central America + US, Canada, Mexico

      and South America = Anything south of Panama on the American continent

      • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        I think in the US (and english speaking parts of Canada) they have a weird conception that “North America” doesn’t include “Central America”.

        I’m in the US, and that’s certainly not how the US classifies things.

        Some countries, like Spain, use a continent model with fewer continents, where there is no North America or South America, just one very large continent, “America”.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#Number

        • The seven-continent model is taught in most English-speaking countries, including Australia,[43] Canada, the United Kingdom,[44] and the United States, and also in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Suriname, parts of Europe and Africa.
        • The six-continent combined-Eurasia model is mostly used in Russia and some parts of Eastern Europe.[45][46]
        • The six-continent combined-America model is taught in Greece and many Romance-speaking countries—including Latin America.[37]

        I’d guess that they might not be familiar with where the division occurs.