Publications
Related Publications
| Link | Title | Year | Action area | Available in print |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guidelines for Monitoring of Radioactive Substances | HELCOM guidelines for Monitoring of Radioactive Substances | 2019 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| PLC-6 – background report | 2019 | Land based pollution; Industrial releases; Agriculture; Monitoring and assessment | ||
| PLC-6 – methodology | 2019 | Monitoring and assessment; Land based pollution; Agriculture; Industrial releases | ||
| PLC-6 – pilot case | 2019 | Industrial releases; Land based pollution; Monitoring and assessment | ||
| PLC-6 Executive Summary | 2019 | Industrial releases; Land based pollution; Monitoring and assessment; Pharmaceuticals | no | |
| PLC-Water-Guidelines-2019 | HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (PLC-Water) | 2019 | Land based pollution; Monitoring and assessment | no |
| BSEP151 | Thematic assessment of radioactive substances in the Baltic Sea 2011–2015 | 2018 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP153 | Sources and pathways of nutrients to the Baltic Sea | 2018 | Industrial releases; Land based pollution; Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP155 | State of the Baltic Sea – Second HELCOM holistic assessment 2011–2016 | 2018 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| BSEP158 | HELCOM Thematic assessment of biodiversity 2011-2016 | 2018 | HOLAS II; Monitoring and assessment; Species and habitats | no |
| BSEP159 | Thematic assessment of cumulative impacts on the Baltic Sea 2011-2016 | 2018 | Monitoring and assessment; HOLAS II | no |
| BSEP160 | Economic and social analyses in the Baltic Sea region – HELCOM Thematic assessment 2011–2016 | 2018 | HOLAS II; Monitoring and assessment | no |
| BSEP161 | Status of coastal fish communities in the Baltic Sea during 2011-2016 – the third thematic assessment | 2018 | Fisheries; Monitoring and assessment; Species and habitats; HOLAS II | |
| BSEP162 | Inputs of hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea | 2018 | Industrial releases; Land based pollution; Monitoring and assessment; Pharmaceuticals | no |
| BSEP163 | Input of nutrients by the seven biggest rivers in the Baltic Sea region | 2018 | Land based pollution; Monitoring and assessment; Agriculture; Industrial releases | no |
| Guideline for the determination of heavy metals in sediment | Guideline for the determination of heavy metals in sediment | 2018 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guideline on the determination of Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) in seawater | Guideline on the determination of Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) in seawater | 2018 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for monitoring Seal abundance and distribution in the HELCOM area | Guidelines for monitoring Seal abundance and distribution in the HELCOM area | 2018 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of dissolved oxygen | Guidelines for sampling and determination of dissolved oxygen | 2018 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Implementation of the BSAP 2018 | Implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan 2018 | 2018 | Agriculture; Fisheries; Industrial releases; Land based pollution; Marine litter and noise; Marine protected areas; Maritime spatial planning; Monitoring and assessment; Response to spills; Shipping; Species and habitats; Underwater noise; Pharmaceuticals | No |
| Guidelines for determination of chlorinated hydrocarbons in sediment | Guidelines for determination of chlorinated hydrocarbons in sediment | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for determination of PAH in sediment | Guidelines for determination of PAH in sediment | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for determination of POPs in seawater | Guidelines for determination of POPs in seawater | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for determination of salinity and temperature using CTD | Guidelines for determination of salinity and temperature using CTD | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for measuring chlorophyll a | Guidelines for measuring chlorophyll a | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for measuring Secchi depth | Guidelines for measuring Secchi depth | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for measuring turbidity | Guidelines for measuring turbidity | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for monitoring of mesozooplankton | Guidelines for monitoring of mesozooplankton | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for monitoring of non-indigenous species by eRAS | Guidelines for monitoring of non-indigenous species by eRAS | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for monitoring phytoplankton species composition, abundance and biomass | Guidelines for monitoring phytoplankton species composition, abundance and biomass | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for monitoring reproductive status of seals in the HELCOM area | Guidelines for monitoring reproductive status of seals in the HELCOM area | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of ammonium | Guidelines for sampling and determination of ammonium | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of hydrogen sulphide | Guidelines for sampling and determination of hydrogen sulphide | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of nitrate | Guidelines for sampling and determination of nitrate | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of nitrite | Guidelines for sampling and determination of nitrite | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of pH | Guidelines for sampling and determination of pH | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of phosphate | Guidelines for sampling and determination of phosphate | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of silicate | Guidelines for sampling and determination of silicate | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of total alkalinity | Guidelines for sampling and determination of total alkalinity | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of total nitrogen | Guidelines for sampling and determination of total nitrogen | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment |
| Guidelines for sampling and determination of total phosphorus | Guidelines for sampling and determination of total phosphorus | 2017 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| HELCOM Guidelines for Management of Dredged Material at Sea | HELCOM Guidelines for Management of Dredged Material at Sea | 2016 | Industrial releases; Monitoring and assessment | No |
| HELCOM Reporting Format for Management of Dredged Material at Sea_2016 | HELCOM Reporting Format for Management of Dredged Material at Sea | 2016 | Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases | No |
| PLC-Water Guidelines | HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (PLC-Water) | 2016 | Monitoring and assessment; Marine litter and noise; Agriculture; Industrial releases | No |
| BSEP145_Highres | Updated Fifth Baltic Sea Pollution Load Compilation (PLC-5.5) – High resolution version | 2015 | Agriculture; Marine litter and noise; Industrial releases; Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP146 | HELCOM Activities Report 2014 | 2015 | Agriculture; Fisheries; Industrial releases; Marine litter; Marine protected areas; Maritime spatial planning; Monitoring and assessment; Pharmaceuticals; Response to spills; Shipping; Species and habitats; Underwater noise; Marine litter and noise | Yes |
| HELCOM guidelines for coordinated monitoring of wintering birds | HELCOM guidelines for coordinated monitoring of wintering birds | 2015 | Monitoring and assessment; Species and habitats | No |
| Recommendations and guidelines for benthic habitat monitoring in the Baltic Sea | Recommendations and guidelines for benthic habitat monitoring in the Baltic Sea | 2015 | Species and habitats; Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Strategy for future PLC deliverables | Strategy for future HELCOM assessments of inputs of nutrients and selected hazardous substances | 2015 | Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases; Marine litter and noise | No |
| Testing harmonized criteria for risk assessments | Testing harmonized criteria for Risk Assessments | 2015 | Monitoring and assessment; Shipping; Species and habitats | No |
| Testing monitoring methods for NIS in Baltic ports | Testing monitoring methods for NIS in Baltic ports 2015 | 2015 | Shipping; Species and habitats; Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BASE Final report – chapter 9 – Recommendations | BASE Final report – chapter 9 – Recommendations | 2014 | Agriculture; Fisheries; Industrial releases; Marine protected areas; Monitoring and assessment; Species and habitats; Marine litter and noise | No |
| BASE Final report – chapter 6- Monitoring | BASE Final report – chapter 6- Monitoring | 2014 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BASE Final report – chapter 7 – Indicators | BASE Final report – chapter 7 – Indicators | 2014 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BASE Final Report – implementation of BSAP in Russia | BASE Final Report – implementation of BSAP in Russia | 2014 | Agriculture; Fisheries; Industrial releases; Marine protected areas; Monitoring and assessment | Yes |
| BASE Final report – Introduction | BASE Final report – Introduction | 2014 | Agriculture; Fisheries; Industrial releases; Marine protected areas; Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP143 | Eutrophication status of the Baltic Sea 2007-2011 – A concise thematic assessment | 2014 | Monitoring and assessment; Agriculture; Marine litter and noise | No |
| BSEP144 | HELCOM Activities Report 2013 | 2014 | Agriculture; Fisheries; Industrial releases; Marine protected areas; Maritime spatial planning; Monitoring and assessment; Response to spills; Shipping; Species and habitats | Yes |
| Manual for Marine Monitoring in the COMBINE Programme of HELCOM | Manual for Marine Monitoring in the COMBINE Programme of HELCOM | 2014 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Microplastics at a municipal waste water treatment plant | Microplastics at a municipal waste water treatment plant | 2014 | Marine litter and noise; Industrial releases; Monitoring and assessment; Species and habitats | No |
| Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2011 | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2011 | 2013 | Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases | No |
| BSEP133 | Approaches and methods for eutrophication target setting in the Baltic Sea region (2013) | 2013 | Monitoring and assessment | Yes |
| BSEP135 | Thematic assessment of long-term changes in radioactivity in the Baltic Sea, 2007-2010 (2013) | 2013 | Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases | No |
| BSEP136 | HELCOM core indicators. Final report of the HELCOM CORESET project | 2013 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP137 | Climate change in the Baltic Sea area. HELCOM thematic assessment in 2013 | 2013 | Monitoring and assessment | Yes |
| BSEP138 | Red List of Baltic Sea underwater biotopes, habitats and biotope complexes | 2013 | Species and habitats; Monitoring and assessment | Yes |
| BSEP139 | HELCOM HUB – Technical report on the HELCOM Underwater Biotope and habitat classification | 2013 | Monitoring and assessment; Species and habitats | No |
| BSEP141 | Review of the Fifth Baltic Sea Pollution Load Compilation for the 2013 HELCOM Ministerial Meeting | 2013 | Monitoring and assessment; Marine litter and noise; Industrial releases | Yes |
| BSEP142 | Chemical munitions dumped in the Baltic Sea | 2013 | Monitoring and assessment; Response to spills; Industrial releases; Shipping | No |
| Chemical Munitions Dumped in the Baltic Sea – Report of the ad hoc Expert Group | Report of the ad hoc Expert Group to Update and Review the Existing Information on Dumped Chemical Munitions in the Baltic Sea (HELCOM MUNI) | 2013 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Monitoring and assessment strategy | Monitoring and assessment strategy | 2013 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2010 | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2010 | 2012 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP129A | Development of a set of core indicators | 2012 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP129B | Development of a set of core indicators | 2012 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2009 | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2009 | 2011 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP128 | Fifth Baltic Sea Pollution Load Compilation (PLC-5) (2011) | 2011 | Monitoring and assessment; Marine litter and noise | Yes |
| HELCOM Red List of Baltic Sea Breeding Birds | HELCOM Red List of Baltic Sea Breeding Birds | 2011 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2008 | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2008 | 2010 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP120A | Hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea – Executive summary | 2010 | Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases | Yes |
| BSEP120B | Hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea | 2010 | Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases | Yes |
| BSEP122 | Ecosystem Health of the Baltic Sea – HELCOM Initial Holistic Assessment (2010) | 2010 | Agriculture; Fisheries; Industrial releases; Marine protected areas; Maritime spatial planning; Monitoring and assessment; Species and habitats; Marine litter and noise | Yes |
| BSEP125 | Towards a tool for quantifying anthropogenic pressures and potential impacts on the Baltic Sea marine environment: A background document on the method, data and testing of the Baltic Sea Pressure and Impact Indices (2010) | 2010 | Monitoring and assessment | |
| Report on observed non-indigenous and cryptogenic species in the Baltic Sea | Observed non – indigenous and cryptogenic species in the Baltic Sea | 2010 | Fisheries; Shipping; Monitoring and assessment; Species and habitats | |
| Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2007 | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2007 | 2009 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP115A – Executive summary | Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea | 2009 | Monitoring and assessment; Agriculture; Marine litter and noise | Yes |
| BSEP115B | Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea | 2009 | Monitoring and assessment; Agriculture; Marine litter and noise | Yes |
| BSEP117 | Radioactivity in the Baltic Sea, 1999-2006 – HELCOM thematic assessment (2009) | 2009 | Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases; Marine litter and noise | No |
| BSEP119 | Hazardous substances of specific concern to the Baltic Sea – Final report of the HAZARDOUS project (2009) | 2009 | Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases | Yes |
| Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2006 | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2006 | 2008 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Estimation of atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea | Estimation of atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea in the periods 1997-2003 and 2000-2006 | 2008 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2005 | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2005 | 2007 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP108 | Heavy metal pollution to the Baltic Sea in 2004 (2007) | 2007 | Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases | No |
| BSEP110 | Long-lived radionuclides in the seabed of the Baltic Sea | 2007 | Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases | No |
| BSEP111 | Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Area – HELCOM Thematic Assessment 2007 (2007) | 2007 | Monitoring and assessment | Yes |
| Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2004 | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2004 | 2006 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| BSEP104 | Development of tools for assessment of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea (2006) | 2006 | Monitoring and assessment | Yes |
| BSEP106 | Biovolumes and Size-Classes of Phytoplankton in the Baltic Sea (2006) | 2006 | Monitoring and assessment; Species and habitats | No |
| Estimation of atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea in 2010 | Estimation of atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea in 2010 based on agreed emission ceilings under the EU NEC Directive and the Gothenburg Protocol: Executive Summary | 2006 | Industrial releases; Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Airborne nitrogen loads to the Baltic Sea | Airborne nitrogen loads to the Baltic Sea | 2005 | Agriculture; Industrial releases; Monitoring and assessment; Shipping | No |
| Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2003 | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2003 | 2005 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Evaluation of transboundary pollution loads | Evaluation of transboundary pollution loads | 2005 | Monitoring and assessment; Agriculture; Industrial releases; Marine litter and noise | No |
| Dioxins in the Baltic Sea | Dioxins in the Baltic Sea | 2004 | Species and habitats; Monitoring and assessment; Industrial releases; Fisheries | No |
| Report by EMEP to HELCOM 2004_complete | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2002 | 2004 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Final Report of the ad hoc Working Group on Dumped Chemical Munition (HELCOM CHEMU) | Final Report of the ad hoc Working Group on Dumped Chemical Munition (HELCOM CHEMU) to the 16th Meeting of the Helsinki Commission (March 1995) | 1995 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Report on chemical munitions dumped in the Baltic Sea | Report on chemical munitions dumped in the Baltic Sea | 1994 | Monitoring and assessment | No |
| Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2012 | Atmospheric Supply of Nitrogen, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Dioxines/Furanes to the Baltic Sea in 2012 | Monitoring and assessment | No | |
| BALSAM Project Final Report | BALSAM Project Final Report | Species and habitats; Monitoring and assessment | Yes | |
| EMEP_MSC-W_Report_for_HELCOM | Reduction of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition to the Baltic Sea and its Sub-Basins Achievable by Implementing Gothenburg Protocol/EU-NEC Directive | Industrial releases; Land based pollution; Monitoring and assessment |