Baltic Marine Environment
Protection Commission

 

Baltic Marine Environment
Protection Commission

    Reports and materials

    Summary report 2018


    State of the Baltic Sea – Second HELCOM holistic assessment 2011–2016 (PDF)    Download

    State of the Baltic Sea website

    Thematic assessments 2018

    Thematic assessments are provided as pre-publication versions while undergoing layout.

    Thematic assessment of eutrophication 2011-2016 pre-publication
    Thematic assessment of hazardous substances 2011-2016 pre-publication
    Thematic assessment of biodiversity 2011-2016 pre-publication
    Thematic assessment of cumulative impacts on the Baltic Sea 2011-2016 pre-publication
    Economic and social analyses in the Baltic Sea region pre-publication

    Core indicator reports 2018

    Biodiversity

    Abundance of waterbirds in the breeding season
    Abundance of waterbirds in the wintering season
    Distribution of Baltic seals
    Population trends and abundance of seals
    Nutritional status of seals
    Reproductive status of seals
    Abundance of coastal fish key functional groups
    Abundance of key coastal fish species
    Abundance of salmon spawners and smolt
    Abundance of sea trout spawners and parr
    Number of drowned mammals and waterbirds in fishing gear
    Zooplankton mean size and total stock (MSTS)
    State of the soft bottom macrofauna community
    Diatom/Dinoflagellate index
    Seasonal succession of dominating phytoplankton groups

    Eutrophication

    Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN)
    Dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP)
    Chlorophyll-a
    Water clarity
    Oxygen debt
    Total nitrogen (TN)
    Total phosphorous (TP)
    Cyanobacterial Bloom Index
    Inputs of nutrients to the subbasins

    Hazardous substances

    Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)
    Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)
    Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxin and furan
    Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their metabolites
    Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS)
    Metals (Cd, Pb, Hg)
    Radioactive substances
    Tributyltin TBT and imposex
    Diclofenac
    White tailed sea eagle productivity
    Reproductive disorders malformed embryos of amphipods

    Maritime

    Operational oil spills from ships
    Trends in arrival of new non indigenous species

    Maps and metadata