The Baltic Harbour Porpoise more widely distributed than previously known

delta • Mar 25, 2014

CCB has produced a new brochure on the problems and needs of the Baltic harbour porpoise population. It is crucial that all Member states that has the porpoise in its waters take full responsibility to protect the porpoise and and introduce both monitoring and measures within the framework of the MSFD, and of course also the Habitat Directive.

CCB has collaborated with the research project SAMBAH to produce a new brochure with fresh data from the project on where the porpoises seem to live and travel in the Baltic Sea. It seems clear that porpoises are present in many areas and almost all national waters of the Baltic Sea states. Previous areas where porpoises have been sighted and bycaught are confirmed by the new data, but some areas in Sweden are of particular interest.

The bruchure can be downloaded here and printed copies are available at the CCB secretariat.

Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Ottawa - INC4

By CCB • 24 Apr, 2024
On April, 21 the 4 th session of Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee to develop a global plastics treaty has started in Ottawa, Canada. Coalition Clean Baltic along with some of its Members, including SSNC, ASC/CES, and Ecopartnerstvo is taking part in INC-4.

CMS grants the endangered Baltic Proper Harbour Porpoise the highest protection status following concerted action from NGOs

By CCB • 15 Feb, 2024
The common harbour porpoise is critically endangered in the central Baltic Sea and off the Iberian Peninsula, with only a few hundred individuals left. However, effective measures to enable the recovery of these special populations have so far been lacking. At the meeting of the UN Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP14, 12-17 Feb 2024), the Baltic Proper harbour porpoise has now been included in Appendix I: This recognises this sub-population as critically endangered and emergency measures can be taken to save it.
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