Paper Short Abstract:

The river's fish pass system is an important infrastructure for fish migration. This Research focuses on the fish system in Bremen and explores the method of more than human storytelling by listening to the animals around the fishpass system.

Paper Abstract:

The Bremen fish pass system is a famous technical construction in Bremen over the river Weser. It is famous for helping fish swim up and down the river, despite the Weser dam. However, the real lives of the fish and relevant animals, who are deeply influenced by the Bremen Dam and the fishpass system, are not always visible to the public. By including the views of different people and experts who are entangled with those animals, I try to turn the view of storytelling and „give” the animals their talking right back. The views of biologists, building engineers, activists for fish protection, fishermen, politicians, and lawyers are all included in this research. More importantly, I pay attention to the reactions of animals to the changes in the Weser River surroundings. By learning about specialized knowledge in the field of animals and human experts, I have been going through a process in which strange topics in daily life have turned into important storylines for a multi-species narrative. Thus, I suggest using metaphor as a very good method for the development of empathy and responsibility, which leads us to a new way of history co-writing with animals.