Nature Conservation 1/2012 — 13. 6. 2012 — Nature and Landscape Management — Print article in pdf
Vojtěchovská E., Knižátková E., Kašpar L. & Lacina D.: The Lednické rybníky Fishponds in 2011. How t
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In 2011, the Lednické rybníky Fishponds National Nature Reserve (NNR) Management Plan launched in 2007 had expired.
After assessing the Management Plan implementation including management of the current fishery company, the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic (NCA CR) prepared, in collaboration with experts in hydrobiology, botany, ornithology and fish management a new Management Plan for 2012–2021, based on the experience raised in previous years, particularly on those in fishpond summer drainage in 7 year cycles. In addition, the document takes into account fishery management which should be directed by nature conservation and landscape conservation targets, particularly maintaining the NNR favourable conservation status. The NNR had been established as early as in 1953 to provide water and wetland birds with adequate habitat and trophic conditions, to maintain and to improve conservation status in shallow fishpond ecosystems, in wildlife inhabiting them and in the landscape character/scenery. In autumn 2011, a rental contract with the new tenant of the whole fishpond system who pledged himself to fully respect the criteria/standards set-up was concluded. The respecting the criteria/standards will be regularly checked. Even if under new regime a favourable conservation status of the specially protected elements is not maintained pursuant to the above contract, fishery management has to be changed or adjusted accordingly. Moreover, if the criteria/standards are not respected by a tenant, the contract can be immediately broken by the NCA CR.