The excavator worked hard when the long-awaited first sod was turned for BalticWater’s new fish research laboratory. The laboratory, which is being built in Studsvik Tech Park outside Nyköping, is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, and the first fish will be able to move in shortly afterwards.
“It’s very exciting that we have now started building the laboratory. It has taken us just over two years from the first sketches of the idea to the shovels being put in the ground!” says Konrad Stralka, CEO of BalticWaters.
The laboratory is the first of its kind in the Baltic Sea region and will enable large-scale research on the Baltic Sea’s wild cold-water fish in all life stages – from eggs to adult fish.
In addition to research, the work at the lab will also help develop new techniques and methods for restocking – to help fish in the sea recover – and sustainable land-based fish farming.
“The lab is undoubtedly the largest and most complex project the foundation has taken on – but it is also perhaps the most important. Protecting the Baltic Sea’s ecosystems, biodiversity and natural resources is more important than ever, and it’s urgent”, says Konrad.
Sketch of the new fish research laboratory. Illustration: Louisa Juvall Molin
For more information on the Fish Research Laboratory, visit the project page here.
