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Demonstration plant for effective manure management
Project leader: BalticSea2020
Measures to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus leakage to the Baltic Sea. Demonstration plant for effective manure management (a project within the IPP Program) Animal manure has always been used ...
Aluminium treatment in Björnöfjärden
Project leader: Vattenresurs AB
The aim of the Living Coast project is to show that it is possible to restore vulnerable inlet systems to clear water, natural fish communities and a well anoxic seabed. Aluminium treatment in ...
Reactive sorbents for immobilization of phosphorus released from Baltic Sea sediments
Project leader: Gunno Renman, Professor KTH Royal Institute of Technology
To find alternatives,this project will be examining whether reactive filter media, or sorbents, can be used as a new method for long-term fixing of phosphorus in the bottom sediment of the Baltic Sea. ...
Sedimentation ponds with limestone filters and a wetland area
Project leader: Sam Ekstrand, IVL
In a study forming part of this project, Sam Ekstrand from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute hopes to reduce the leaching of nutrients from fields around Säbyviken. Sedimentation ponds ...
Working for a living coast – what are the benefits to society?
Project leader: Tore Söderqvist, Enveco AB
Actions come at a cost, and just how much they cost will be studied by the Living Coast project. This project will create an understanding of the benefits and consequences for individuals, authorities ...
The Baltic Sea Waste Campaign – a wake-up tour
Project leader: BalticSea2020
The Baltic Sea Waste Campaign (BSWC) was a roadshow visiting ten locations around the Baltic in 2012 to draw attention to marine waste and environmental issues. The Baltic Sea Waste Campaign – ...
Collecting ghost nets in the Baltic Sea - part 2
Project leader: Piotr Predki, BalticSea2020
After successful results of the pilot project carried out by WWF Poland with the support of Baltic Sea 2020 in 2011, collecting ghost nets in the Baltic Sea continues. Collecting ghost nets in ...
The CFP Reform program
Project leader: BalticSea2020
During 2012, the EU decided on new fisheries legislation. BalticSea2020 is working intensively to contribute towards a sustainable common fisheries policy. The CFP reform The new Common Fisheries ...
One hundred years of fish growth – a call from the archives
Project leader: Henrik Svedäng
In recent times, both the growth and the condition of cod have deteriorated. What are the risks of diminishing fish growth and how have the growthpatterns of various fish species looked like over time? ...
Voices from the Baltic Sea talk about the CFP regulation
Project leader: Jacob Hagberg, BalticSea2020
See our interviews with people from several Baltic Sea countries and hear their opinions about the CFP Reform. Voices from the Baltic Sea talk about the CFP regulation As a result of the renegotiation ...
Permanent phosphorus binding in Baltic Sea bottom sediments
Project leader: Sven Blomqvist, Stockholm Universityuniversitet
Could byproducts from the lime and concrete industry be used for permanent binding of phosphorus? Permanent phosphorus binding in Baltic Sea bottom sediments A powerful measure to reduce eutrophication ...
Fish fight: Financial support granted to take the Fish Fight campaign into Continental Europe
Project leader: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Fish Fight - the campaign for a discard ban Fish fight: Financial support granted to take the Fish Fight campaign into Continental Europe Lead in the UK by the chef and food journalist Hugh ...
Websites
Levandekust.se Levandekust.se is a website for the outdoor exhibition that presents the measures tested and evaluated within the project Living coast. The project is carried out in the Björnö ...
The establishment of a Marine Stewardship Council in the Baltic region
Project leader: Minna Epps, MSC
Certified fish is making it easier for consumers to buy sustainbly The establishment of a Marine Stewardship Council in the Baltic region Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), was founded in 1997. ...
Wetland restoration for viable predatory fish stocks
Project leader: Stefan Nyström, Sportfiskarna
Is it possible to strengthen the predatory fish stocks by restoring their reproduction areas? Wetland restoration for viable predatory fish stocks The populations of predatory fish such as pike ...
Mitigating eutrophication effects by use of bio-manipulation
Project leader: Sture Hansson, Stockholms universitet
Is it possible to decrease the effects of eutrophication by a release of predatory fish in a sea area? Mitigating eutrophication effects by use of bio-manipulation There are studies that suggest ...
Facilitating fisheries governance in the Baltic by creating a national stakeholder platform in Poland
Project leader: Ilan Chabay, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola
Network of stakeholders for a national consensus in fisheries issues Facilitating fisheries governance in the Baltic by creating a national stakeholder platform in Poland In order to build broad ...
Pilot project: Collecting Ghost nets
Project leader: Piotr Predki, WWF Poland
Abandoned or lost fishing gear, so called ghost nets, keep catching fish and mammals Pilot project: Collecting Ghost nets Apart from eutrophication, overfishing, excessive maritime transport ...
The Cod Project 2009
Project leader: Katarina Veem, Baltic Sea 2020
Advocacy activities to make sure the management plan would be followed The Cod Project 2009 Baltic Sea 2020 has identified Fisheries, namely Cod Fisheries, to be one of the areas where there ...
Best practice of fisheries management
Project leader: Katarina Veem, Baltic Sea 2020
Learning from other marine areas and applying it to the Baltic Sea context Best practice of fisheries management Fisheries management in Europe has failed to deliver on its goals under the ...