BALTIC SEA NEWS

HELCOM's Chairman and Russia's Minister of Natural Resources discuss the preparation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan
The Chairman of the Helsinki Commission Mieczyslaw Ostojski and the Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation Russia Yuri Trutnev met on 10 October in Helsinki to discuss a range of topics related to present and future HELCOM actions to protect the Baltic marine environment.
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HELCOM launches new comprehensive assessment of the Baltic Sea
The Helsinki Commission has initiated the preparation of several major assessments of the Baltic Sea to support the implementation of its upcoming strategic action plan to restore the Baltic marine environment.
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Catches of chemical munitions in the Baltic remain low
For the second year in a row, Baltic fishermen have reported a record low number of incidents of dumped WWII chemical munitions being caught in their nets.
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