Dredging with unforseen consequences
Put simply, dredging is a fight against natural change such as land uplift and sedimentation – a struggle that can have unforseen consequences.
Apply for research funding for a living Baltic Sea
Are you conducting research, within the field of social or natural sciences, that can contribute to a healthier Baltic Sea? Today, we open the call Program for research projects and pre-studies which annually distributes up to SEK 5 million to 5-8 projects that can contribute to new knowledge and concrete measures to improve the inland […]
Report: Improper and fraudulent fishery
BalticWaters’ new review shows that misreporting and illegal discards are widespread practices and that the regulatory framework and its application are seriously flawed.
Disproportionate crisis aid to fisheries
Last year, the government decided on a special aid to commercial fisheries of SEK 40 million to cover increased fuel costs – an aid that mainly favours industrial fishing.
The search for the best bio-fertiliser
Two years have passed since the Circular NP – Better Circulation of Animal Manure project started. The idea of the project is to recycle nutrients in agriculture more efficiently and thus reduce the leakage of eutrophying substances to the Baltic Sea. Good for the environment and a potential new income for farmers. It sounds simple, […]
Policy document: A unprofitable business to fish for feed
Today, large-scale industrial fishing is harvesting huge amounts of herring from the Baltic Sea,but only a fraction becomes food for humans. Of the 47,000 tonnes of herring and Baltic herringlanded in 2021, only 10 per cent went to human consumption, with the rest used for animal feedfor salmon, chickens and mink. Meanwhile, small-scale coastal fishermen […]
New technology for cleaner watercourses
Long-term monitoring and evaluation are important tools to study the effectiveness of different measures on the water quality.
The first artificial cod reefs are placed on the seabed
Big congratulations to the project Hanö Cod Reef which, after a long wait for calm seas, finally got the opportunity to place the first cod reefs on the seabed in Hanö Bay! We are now looking forward with excitement to cod populating the reefs. Do you want to know more about the project? Meet the […]
Close to every fourth Swedish fishing boat stopped fishing in the Baltic Sea in 2022
In recent years, scientists and small-scale fishermen have raised the alarm about the disappearance of fish, yet politicians continue to mis-prioritise.
Two new ambassadors for the Baltic Sea
It’s already been 3 months since Lisa and Douglas started the Foundation’s trainee programme for future Baltic Sea Ambassadors, Let’s hear how their experience has been and what they’ve learned during the intensive traineeship.
