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2018-12-11 Press room

New study: the grey seal is not the reason that Baltic cod stock is in crisis

This weekend, an article was published in the scientific journal AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment. The article states that the grey seal is not the reason for the Baltic cod´s crisis.

2018-12-07 Press room

Nine marine areas in the Baltic Sea included in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity

On Thursday, 29 November 2018, it was agreed that nine marine areas in the Baltic Sea will be included in the international Convention on Biological Diversity. This means that these marine areas are deemed to merit special protection. Such areas are known as Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs).

2018-12-06 Press room

SwAM’s assessment of the Swedish marine environment complete

As part of its work to implement the EU’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) has been assessing the status of the Swedish marine environment. SwAM issued a press release on the 29th of November about the results of that assessment.

2018-11-23 Eutrophication

Bladderwrack will get a manual for how it can be restored

The project “Restoration of bladderwrack - a manual” started two years ago under the supervision of three scientists at Stockholm University, with funding from BalticSea2020. We have meet with Ellen Schagerström, one of the project managers, to hear more about ‘the forest of the Baltic Sea’ – bladderwrack – and how the work is progressing on the manual.