Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre
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Sheltered bays are significant carbon sinks in the Baltic Sea
New study shows shallow and partly enclosed Baltic bays to be comparable to seagrass meadows.
Great rating for the university's marine field station
The 2024 user survey of Askö Laboratory and R/V Electra showed high satisfaction, with praise for staff flexibility and helpfulness.
New study on eutrophication in the Baltic
New research shows it difficult to capture nutrients once they have entered the waterways, and measures need maintenance to avoid becoming counterproductive.
Bladderwrack is back in the inner archipelago
Improved wastewater treatment has led to better water quality and a new study shows that bladderwrack has now returned to inner parts of the Stockholm archipelago
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Can the risks of PFAS be contained without a ban?
What was initially proposed as a ban on all uses of PFAS in the EU, may now only be a prohibition on use in consumer products. Will this be enough?
Fishing for endangered eels continues despite warnings
Despite ICES recommendation of “zero catches in all habitats”, the EU council of Ministers decides that eel fisheries will be allowed to continue 2025.
Comments on the new EU Oceans Pact
The primary objective of an Ocean Pact should be to restore and maintain ocean good environmental status; the short term goal should be improvement, while avoiding damage.
Improved assessments of environmental stressors
Assessments of combined impacts in marine spatial planning and fisheries management need to improve. A new report presents ways to develop these.
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Baltic Nest Institute
The Baltic Nest Institute provides scientific basis for ecosystem-based management of the Baltic Sea by maintaining and developing data bases and models with a holistic Baltic Sea perspective.
CoastClim
CoastClim (Centre for Coastal Ecosystem and Climate Change Research) evaluates the links between coastal biodiversity, carbon cycling, and climate feedbacks.