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HELCOMWhat we are, what we do, what
we can do together
Marco Milardi – Project Researcher, HELCOM
Baltic Sea FLAG Seminar, Helsinki, 3-4 April 2013
HELCOMHelsinki Commission
Governing body of Helsinki Convention (signed in 1974 and updated in 1992)
Main goal: protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution, and to restore and safeguard its ecological balance
Environmental policy maker coordinating and cooperating at the international and Baltic level, developing Recommendations and supervising their implementation
HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan
BSAP National Implementation
2010 MoscowHELCOM Ministerial Meeting
9 NIPs for Eutrophication and Hazardous Substances Segments of the BSAPOverall status of implementation of the HELCOM BSAP
2011 HELCOM High-level segmentOutlook for implementation: good examples, need for further action
2013HELCOM Ministerial Meeting to assess progress in reaching the targets and efficiency of actionsto devise additional actions, if needed
Ecosystem approach
Several indicators to reflect various anthropogenic pressures and ecosystem statuses
Not focused on commercial fish stocks. keystone species, functional groups (piscivores/cyprinids), communities, anadromous species
CORESET IndicatorsFisheries related activities
FISH PROFisheries related activities
Focus on perch and/or flounder.Fishery independent data: survey nets, fyke netsAlternatively fishery catch (with fishing effort)
ABUNDANCE OF PERCH
Fisheries related activitiesFISH/ENV Forum
Focus on fisheries
The task:to enhance the
implementation of the fisheries related
measures in the Baltic Sea Action Plan
Photo: Anna Lingman
Within MPAs fishing activities are only marginally regulated
BALTFIMPA
How can fisheries contribute to
protecting better the Baltic Sea?
Are fisheries preventing us from reaching some
conservation objectives?
Fisheries related activities
Fisheries related activitiesBALTFIMPA
Testing of new, low impact gears that can be used in MPAs
Suuronen et al. 2012
Fisheries related activities
There’s much more!
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How about the future?
Increase already established efforts on marine litter
Especially ghost nets
Harbor porpoise observationASCOBANS
Managing landing controlBetter reporting, better quotas, better
management
Small scale, coastal fisheries voices are not much heard!
Recreational fisheriesNew focus for CFP reform
And we’re open for moreWe would welcome any transnational
proposals of cooperation
Removal of nutrients?
Euthrophication
Johan Forssblad/EviEM
More?
SealsManaging the
conflicts?
Environmental monitoring
Also in inland waters?
Thank you for your attention
Project Researcher (BALTFIMPA)Mr. Marco Milardi Phone: +358 40 557 5631Fax: +358 207 412 645Skype name: helcom51
www.helcom.fi
Photo: Metsähallitus