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HELCOM. What we are, what we do, what we can do together. Baltic Sea FLAG Seminar, Helsinki, 3-4 April 2013. Marco Milardi – Project Researcher, HELCOM. HELCOM. Governing body of Helsinki Convention (signed in 1974 and updated in 1992)

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

  2. HELCOM • 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 Helsinki Commission

  3. HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan

  4. BSAP National Implementation 2010 Moscow HELCOM Ministerial Meeting 9 NIPs for Eutrophication and Hazardous Substances Segments of the BSAP Overall status of implementation of the HELCOM BSAP 2011 HELCOM High-level segment Outlook for implementation: good examples, need for further action 2013 HELCOM MinisterialMeeting to assess progress in reaching the targets and efficiency of actions to devise additional actions, if needed

  5. Fisheries related activities CORESET Indicators 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

  6. Fisheries related activities FISH PRO ABUNDANCE OF PERCH Focus on perch and/or flounder. Fishery independent data: survey nets, fyke nets Alternatively fishery catch (with fishing effort)

  7. Fisheries related activities FISH/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

  8. Fisheries related activities BALTFIMPA Within MPAs fishing activities are only marginally regulated Are fisheries preventing us from reaching some conservation objectives? How can fisheries contribute to protecting better the Baltic Sea?

  9. Fisheries related activities BALTFIMPA Testing of new, low impact gears that can be used in MPAs Suuronen et al. 2012

  10. Fisheries related activities There’s much more! Visit www.helcom.fi

  11. How about the future?

  12. Increase already established efforts on marine litter Especially ghost nets

  13. Harbor porpoise observation ASCOBANS

  14. Managing landing control Better reporting, better quotas, better management Small scale, coastal fisheries voices are not much heard!

  15. Recreational fisheries New focus for CFP reform

  16. And we’re open for more Euthrophication We would welcome any transnational proposals of cooperation Removal of nutrients? Environmental monitoring Seals Also in inland waters? Managing the conflicts? More? Johan Forssblad/EviEM

  17. 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

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