Seabased Measures in Baltic Sea Nutrient Management

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

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Description (EN):

The project will reduce nutrients from the Baltic Sea and improve water quality especially in the coastal areas by piloting and developing seabased activities. Although nutrient load from land-based sources to the sea has reduced significantly, good ecological status has not been reached partly due to large amount of internal loading from the bottom sediments. Moreover, fulfilling the nutrient reductions agreed in the HELCOM BSAP seems challenging for many countries such as Sweden and Finland. Therefore, both Finnish and Swedish governments have decided to include seabased measures in their Baltic Sea protection policy (MSFD and governmental programs). As local authorities are currently also lacking effective means to improve water quality in coastal and semi-enclosed sea areas where the traditional land-based measures are not sufficient, there is a growing demand for applying seabased measures. As an added benefit, some of these measures enable nutrient recycling and circular economy. Scientists have proposed various seabased measures for the Baltic Sea. However, comprehensive information with regards impacts, costs, risks, applicability and financing of the different measures is currently lacking. The project will pilot several promising measures, such as 1) recycling nutrients from bottom sediments or nutrient-rich bottom waters for further use on land, 2) recycling nutrients on land in the form of stickleback fish, 3) applying various nutrient binding materials to sediments. The project will also produce a concept of Marine Habitat Bank for local water quality improvement and ecosystem restoration measures; and Practical Guidelines on Seabased measures in the Baltic Sea. Moreover, the project aims at facilitating an open, multi-disciplinary and cross-sector dialogue on benefits and risks of seabased measures and their applicability in Baltic Sea context.

Expected Results (EN): R2.4. The amounts of nutrients, hazardous substances and toxins inflows into the Baltic Sea

Expected Outputs (EN):

The main results of the Project will be: 1) Guidelines on seabased measures to act as a practical “handbook” for authorities and policymakers in assessing, selecting and discussing the possibilities of applying sea-based measures in water protection policy in the BSR. Assessment of the feasibility of identified seabased measures for removing nutrients from the Baltic Sea from the point of view of their environmental, financial and social sustainability will be included. In addition, Plans for commercialization and financing of seabased measures will be included, to enable proceeding from project based approach into sustainable long-term financing scheme. 2) A sustainable concept for verified measures which remove nutrients, improve coastal water quality and restore coastal ecosystems to enable ecological compensations in marine environment. The concept can have a multitude of application areas within the Baltic Sea revival in the future. 3) Cross-sectoral discussion on the seabased measures within and between countries for integrating the measures into environmental policies. 4) Concrete removal of approx. 10 t phosphorus (P) from marine environment by 2 sediment removal and 2 nutrient rich water removal pilots. A future potential of several hundred tons of P are targeted with further implementation of the piloted measures. 5) Pilot area restoration to achieve better ecological condition by marl application at 3 pilot sites and harvesting dense population of stickleback fish in two coastal bays. Both of the measures can potentially be utilized further as verified measures for ecosystem based compensations. The project links to the result indicator by: 1) Implementing 10 pilots, which reduce up to 10 t P and/or restore pilot areas towards better environmental status. 2) Introducing a concept for implementing effective sea-based nutrient reduction measures in the future. 3) Providing guidelines for including sea-based measures in Baltic Sea protection policy.

Themes

Water management Coastal management and maritime issues Waterways, lakes and rivers

Specific Objective: Reduced nutrients, hazardous substances and toxins inflows into the Baltic Sea

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06f) promoting innovative technologies to improve environmental protection and resource efficiency in the waste sector, water sector and with regard to soil, or to reduce air pollution

Partners

Lead Partner (EN): John Nurminen Foundation

Lead Partner: John Nurmisen Säätiö

Department: Clean Baltic Sea -Projects

Address: Pasilankatu 2, 240 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.johnnurmisensaatio.fi

Total budget: EUR 737 055.00

ERDF budget: EUR 552 791.25

The Goverment of Åland

Name: Ålands Landskapsregering

Department: The Environmental Department

Address: Strandgatan 37, AX-22111 MARIEHAMN, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.regeringen.ax

Total budget: EUR 359 984.91

ERDF budget: EUR 269 988.68

The Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Southwest Finland

Name: Varsinais-Suomen ELY-keskus

Department: Water Department

Address: Itsenäisyydenaukio 2, 20101 TURKU, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ely-keskus.fi/varsinais-suomi

Total budget: EUR 470 510.02

ERDF budget: EUR 352 882.52

The County Administrative Board of Östergötland

Name: Länsstyrelsen Östergötland

Department: The Environmental department, The Department of Nature protection,

Address: Östgötagatan 3, SE-581 86 Linköping, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/ostergotland/Sv/Pages/default.aspx

Total budget: EUR 479 135.94

ERDF budget: EUR 359 351.96

Stockholm University

Name: Stockholms universitet

Department: Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant sciences

Address: Svante Arrhenius väg 20, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://su.se/deep

Total budget: EUR 496 364.04

ERDF budget: EUR 372 273.03

The Åland fish farmers’ association

Name: Ålands fiskodlarförening r.f.

Address: Norra Esplanadgatan 4B, AX-22100 MARIEHAMN, Finland

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.fiskodlarna.ax

Total budget: EUR 117 500.57

ERDF budget: EUR 88 125.43

Summary

Project name (EN): Seabased Measures in Baltic Sea Nutrient Management

Project acronym: SEABASED

Period: 2014-2020

Date of latest update: 2020-12-14

Website: http://centralbaltic.eu/

Project start date: 2018-03-01

Project end date: 2021-05-31

Project status: ongoing

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 660 550.48

European Union funding: EUR 1 995 412.86

Co-financing sources: ERDF

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The Goverment of Åland

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The Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Southwest Finland

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The County Administrative Board of Östergötland

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Stockholm University

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John Nurminen Foundation

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

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