After a 5-year hiatus, we finally were able to return to beautiful Slovenia! Thanks to the invitation by our colleague, Dr. Simona Sušnik Bajec of the Department of Animal Science, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana we were able to collaborate with her and her PhD student Tjaša Kodela on the reproduction of the grayling (Thymallus thymallus). Betti and Ákos spent 3 days working at the hatchery of the Fisheries Research Institute of Slovenia in Kobarid, stripping sperm and eggs and checking sperm quality using CASA. Grayling spawning has drastically reduced during the last decade in the Soča river and the Institute puts a considerable effort into the culture and repopulation of this fish species. Hopefully, we will be able to assist Tjaša in her scientific studies.
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| Grayling males waiting to be stripped |
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| Ákos and Betti in the hatchery |
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| Ákos and Tjaša at work |
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