HELCOM recently published its report on aerial surveillance of discharges at sea in 2018, confirming the trend of reduction of spills… Read More »
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HELCOM sails through shipping-heavy week
Early September was shipping-intensive, with HELCOM participating in three events on maritime activities in Sweden. HELCOM first promoted cleaner shipping… Read More »
Bye-bye bycatch: HELCOM and OSPAR are pooling efforts to deal with incidental catch of species
To better understand incidental bycatch of marine mammals and seabirds due to fishing, HELCOM and its sister organization from the… Read More »
The Red Sea goes Baltic
The high-level delegation from the Red Sea at the HELCOM premises on 28 August 2019. © Riku Isohella What can the… Read More »
HELCOM publishes report on noise sensitivity of animals in the Baltic Sea
The recently published HELCOM report “Noise sensitivity of animals in the Baltic Sea” shows how marine mammals, fish and diving… Read More »
Welcome remarks by Rüdiger Strempel, HELCOM’s new Executive Secretary
On 1 August 2019 I assumed the position of Executive Secretary of HELCOM. I am very pleased to join such… Read More »
HELCOM gets a new Executive Secretary
On 1 August 2019, Rüdiger Strempel assumed the position of HELCOM Executive Secretary, after serving as Executive Secretary of the Common… Read More »
HELCOM Hot Spots: two Kaliningrad pollution sites get wiped off the list at key HELCOM meeting
Two former pollution sites located in the Kaliningrad region in Russia were approved for removal from the HELCOM Hot Spot… Read More »
HELCOM’s Executive Secretary will change in August 2019
Rüdiger Strempel and Monika Stankiewicz, HELCOM Secretariat, Helsinki, 19 July 2019. © HELCOM The current Executive Secretary of HELCOM, Ms Monika Stankiewicz, will step… Read More »
Maritime spatial planning in the Baltic Sea region just became easier with the web-based tool BASEMAPS
Why BASEMAPS? To make their plans, maritime spatial planning (MSP) practitioners need transboundary data that is up-to-date and reliable. Working… Read More »
