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HELCOM What we are, what we do, what we can do together Marco Milardi – Project Researcher, HELCOM Baltic Sea FLAG Seminar, Helsinki, 3-4 April 2013

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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

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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

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HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Fisheries related activitiesBALTFIMPA

Testing of new, low impact gears that can be used in MPAs

Suuronen et al. 2012

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Fisheries related activities

There’s much more!

Visit www.helcom.fi

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How about the future?

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Increase already established efforts on marine litter

Especially ghost nets

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Harbor porpoise observationASCOBANS

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Managing landing controlBetter reporting, better quotas, better

management

Small scale, coastal fisheries voices are not much heard!

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Recreational fisheriesNew focus for CFP reform

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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?

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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