Abstract
A total of 16 freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera rivers out of 64 known freshwater pearl mussel rivers are included in the Administrative County of Norrbotten regional monitoring program. First surveys were done in 1994 and the results show that only three rivers have viable populations according to national criteria despite little visible human impact and that juvenile mussels (<50 mm in length) have been found in all rivers at every occasion. The results also indicate that there might be “missing years” for juvenile recruitment suggesting that freshwater pearl mussel populations at the extreme end of the species range might be dependent on “golden moments” in order to keep up viable populations. Deeper knowledge and better tools for determining viable populations might be necessary in order to make the right decisions on how to manage the rivers and the freshwater pearl mussel populations.
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