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The Baltic Sea Regional Project, BSRP Activities and Results 2003 -2007 Jan Thulin ICES

The Environmental standing of the Baltic Sea: from political proposal to practical project Copenhagen 17 March, 2008. The Baltic Sea Regional Project, BSRP Activities and Results 2003 -2007 Jan Thulin ICES jan@ices.dk. Major Threats to the Baltic. Eutrophication Overfishing

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The Baltic Sea Regional Project, BSRP Activities and Results 2003 -2007 Jan Thulin ICES

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  1. The Environmental standing of the Baltic Sea: from political proposal to practical projectCopenhagen 17 March, 2008 The Baltic Sea Regional Project, BSRP Activities and Results 2003 -2007 Jan Thulin ICES jan@ices.dk

  2. Major Threats to the Baltic Eutrophication Overfishing Chemical pollution Biological diversity All caused by Human Behaviour

  3. The Environmental standing of the Baltic Sea: from political proposal to practical projectCopenhagen 17 March, 2008 BSRP Goals: • To introduce and apply the Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) concept in the Baltic • To develop preconditions and start implementing the Ecosystem-based Approach to Management (EAM) in the Baltic • To build-improve monitoring and assessment capacity necessary for EAM (focus on Eastern Baltic states) GEF/WB - HELCOM/ICES + 9 Baltic states +NOAA Budget: 12,5 Million US$

  4. The Environmental standing of the Baltic Sea: from political proposal to practical projectCopenhagen 17 March, 2008

  5. CC Ecosystem Health Gdynia LIU andCC GIS & Data Vilnius LIU and CC Fisheries Riga LIU and CC Socio-economy Tallinn LIU and CC Productivity Riga LL ICES surveys Kaliningrad LL Coast.Activ. Tallinn LL Fish disease Kaliningrad LL Alien Spec. Klaipeda LL Phytob.mon SOOP Tallinn LL Zooplankt. Gdynia LL Fish age/ Stomach anal Riga LL Salmon restor Riga LL Biodiversity St. Petersburg Co-LPM SOOP Tallinn Co-LPM MMED Co-LPM CZM BSRP Working Structure C; Component CC: Coordination Centre - C1 LL: Lead Laboratory – C1 LIU: Local Implem. Unit – C2 Coordinators, C1, C2 + Institutes in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden and USA

  6. The Environmental standing of the Baltic Sea: from political proposal to practical projectCopenhagen 17 March, 2008 Some of the activities and Some of the results of the BSRP

  7. The Environmental standing of the Baltic Sea: from political proposal to practical projectCopenhagen 17 March, 2008 Some of the activities 2005-2006

  8. Source: European Commission, http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/press_corner/press_releases/archives/com06/com06_51_en.htm

  9. AN UNATTENDED OBSERVATION SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE SOUTHERN TRANSECT M/S STENA Nordica Gdynia-Karlskrona

  10. ICES

  11. DEVELOPED A PROPOSAL TO MAKE HELCOM”COMBINE” USABLE FOR INVASIVE SPECIES MONITORING Invasion of ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi Map from N.Aladin, 2005, LL BIODIVERSITY 2007

  12. BSRP Collection of Reports and Presentations availableon CD andat http://www.ices.dk/projects/balticsea.asp

  13. Somedirect outcomes of the BSRP • Preconditions for EAM of human activities in the Baltic created (ICES 2006) • Significant support during development of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (Baltic SAP)

  14. Assessment capacity, esp, in eastern countries significantly improved : - indicator-based assessment introduced; - quality of input data for fish stock assessment improved; - coastal fish monitoring started; - phytobenthos monitoring started; - integrated assessment of the Baltic continues; - SOOP network further developed. The science network established will long survive the project.

  15. Someindirect outcomes of the BSRP The 9 Baltic countries have started a joint comprehensive research programme (BONUS+) to support cooperative marine science. The BONUS Science Plan is built on the LME concept and designed to address EAM needs The work of the Baltic Science Community at ICES has been reorganized to better address EAM needs. HELCOM and ICES are cooperating as closely as never before. The BSRP are being used in other GEF/LME projects as and example of a success story

  16. The Environmental standing of the Baltic Sea: from political proposal to practical projectCopenhagen 17 March, 2008 • So – we made some differences ! • But what about drawbacks and major problems during implementation and in the future ??

  17. Evaluation of Actors of the BSRP 2003 - 2007 + Cooperation,coordination • Scientists/farmers • Politicians • Conventions – International organizations Cooperators - Too much nationalistic Strengthened + + MoU , LoA , + network + EU , Reg. Program

  18. The Environmental standing of the Baltic Sea: from political proposal to practical project Copenhagen 17 March, 2008 Key-words: Major stength: Organization Major challenge: Politicians and decision-makers (national owners) INTEGRATION and OUTREACH Finally: BSRP has been a Catalyser

  19. The Environmental standing of the Baltic Sea: from political proposal to practical projectCopenhagen 17 March, 2008 Thank you

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