External meeting
HELCOM CG AQUACULTURE 2-2018
November 7, 2018
External meeting
HELCOM CG AQUACULTURE 2-2018
Start date: November 7, 2018 12:00 PM
End date: November 8, 2018
Place: Federal Ministry for the Environment (Krausenstraße 17–18, 10117 Berlin)
Address: Berlin, Germany
What is HELCOM?
The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission – also known as the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) – is an intergovernmental organization (IGO) and a regional sea convention in the Baltic Sea area. HELCOM was established about four decades ago to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental cooperation. The HELCOM Secretariat is located in Helsinki, Finland. To know more about it.
Description
The Second Meeting of the HELCOM FISH Correspondence Group was held in Berlin, Germany, at the premises of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, on 7-8 November 2018.
The task of the group is to draft document on BAT/BEP descriptions for sustainable aquaculture in the Baltic Sea region (CG AQUACULTURE 2-2018) as asked for and decided by the HELCOM ministers and the Recommendation 37/3. Such BAT/BEP description is needed to be able to substitute the old HELCOM recommendation to limit potential impacts of aquaculture (25/4).
The progress has been slow and CCB has tried to further the discussions, as well as volunteering to lead the group. The main outcome of this meeting in Berlin was concluding several lead countries for different topics to cover such as nutrients, control etc. CCB participated with two representatives at the meeting.
The task of the group is to draft document on BAT/BEP descriptions for sustainable aquaculture in the Baltic Sea region (CG AQUACULTURE 2-2018) as asked for and decided by the HELCOM ministers and the Recommendation 37/3. Such BAT/BEP description is needed to be able to substitute the old HELCOM recommendation to limit potential impacts of aquaculture (25/4).
The progress has been slow and CCB has tried to further the discussions, as well as volunteering to lead the group. The main outcome of this meeting in Berlin was concluding several lead countries for different topics to cover such as nutrients, control etc. CCB participated with two representatives at the meeting.
- CCBs input to the group of what is called for and how to frame it in light of the HELCOM Convention itself
- The meeting agenda and related
- Meeting documents are available here.
- Meeting outcome