The 2nd EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Annual Forum and the 13th Baltic Development Forum Summit 2011
CCB • October 24, 2011
The Baltic Development Forum and the European Commission together organized the common event in Gdansk, Poland, on 24-26 October 2011, with cooperation of Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and authorities of Pomorskie Region.

We support the Ocean Act objectives for improving coherence, coordination and effectiveness of EU ocean governance. However, we emphasize that the Act must deliver truly ecosystem-based management and that reaching Good Environmental Status (GES), as defined in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), should be established as a cornerstone of the Act.

