MEMBERSHIP ARGE OKER E.V.

Legal persons, societies and corporations can become „Arge Oker e.V.“ – Association for the promotion of the proper members of the association. Natural persons can salmon, its environment, its ecological and socioeconomic THE RETURN become sponsoring members. significance. The membership subscription rate is 50 Euro per year. Donation certifications are issued according to OF THE SALMON § 50 EstDV. 1st Chairman: Reinhard Staats

Registration number 200208 District court Braunschweig YES, I WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A MEMBER!

Details Business address: Name / Surname ______Arbeitsgemeinschaft Oker e.V. Street / No. ______Ferdinandstraße 4 Zip Code / Place ______38118 Braunschweig Tel ______Fax ______Tel. 05 31 / 4 42 34 E-Mail ______

Bank Transfer [email protected] www.lachsverein.de „Arge Oker e.V.“ Association has the revocable authority to debit the membership fee of 50 Euros from my account. Payment of dues can only be by debit note.

Account name ______Account no. ______Bank code ______„Together we can make it happen“ Bank ______Place / Date ______Signature ______Fotos: Ackmann, Burock, Dr. Korte, Staats Burock, Dr. Ackmann, Fotos: WHAT IS IT ABOUT? THE SUCCESS WHY NOT BECOME A MEMBER? Atlantic salmon typically is a symbol of clean water in an intact New sewage treatment plants, particularly on the territory of environment. The association „Arge the new Länder situated on the Werra If you would like to become a member in the association Oker e.V.“ pursues – in direct co- and Fulda have contributed to the fact „Arge Oker e.V.“ just fill in this application form and send it operation – with „Der Atlantische that now the water quality can be to the association. Lachs e.V.“ (The Atlantic Salmon called good on average. There are Association), the „North-Atlantic- already salmon returners in the lower Salmon-Fund (NASF)“ and other reaches and tributaries of the Weser, nature conservation organisations for example in the Leine. Still existing (AOLG) the reintegration of all obstacles could be surmounted by the endangered species of fish, especially fish during times of floods. the one of the Atlantic Salmon. The beginnings in our water Left: 1. Stripping of ova / eggs; 2. Smolts ; 3. Incubation system system Weser-Aller-Oker Center: 1. Raceway tank; 2. Wöltin- have been made. The gerode Monastery, area of the fish farm; 3. Rearing pond continuous stretch of fish Bottom: 1. Water treatment and passes is given now with circular tanks; 2. Smolts Back: 1. Jumping returner; only some exceptions. 2. Fish ramp at the Buisdorf weir; Now there is the huge 3. Parr; 4. Release control opportunity to support and promote the permanence of this unique project. WHAT IS PROMOTED?

THE AIMS The association supports and promotes individual The Atlantic salmon has become extirpated in many tributaries local measures, e.g. the throughout Europe. Some of the reasons of the decline of expansion and the salmon populations are poaching, river „corrections“ and maintenance of the fish farm habitat degradation imposing negative effects on the migration at Wöltingerode Monastery. corridors and the spawning sites. It coordinates the One of the associations aims is – in cooperation with its ecologically justifiable supply of small members associations - to improve the structure of the waters fish from the same stock of the in the region according to EU regulations. associations which have the right to The breeding of salmon at Wöltingerode Monastery done fish. Through the intensive level of voluntarily by the ASV Braunschweig contributes to this aim, work in the public domain, the public needs, however, your special support in order to achieve our and political awareness of the importance of fish and water joint aim in the Weser riversystem. ecology has been enhanced.