Joint NGO recommendations on Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2020
1. Executive Summary In October 2019, EU fisheries ministers will agree on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2020. This will be the...
News
Calls for Emergency Halt to Baltic Fishing
Brussels May 29, 2019:- Responding to scientific advice that a number of important Baltic fish populations are in a state of crisis and cannot...
Towards a new plan, for CCB and the Baltic Sea
The CCB Board Meeting (16-17/05), Annual Conference (18/05) and Extraordinary General Meeting (19/05) were held in Baltezers, Latvia, at Baltvilla Hotel. The Board Meeting...
Priority Working Areas
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Water Protection in Agriculture
The Baltic Sea is heavily affected by eutrophication resulting from excess nutrient loads for many years. About 50% of all nutrients stem from agriculture in the Baltic sea catchment area. CCB works actively within HELCOM working groups and Heads of Delegation meetings to uphold the agreed goals and....
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River Basin and Wastewater Management
Most of the water quality problems in the Baltic Sea originate upstream from the thousands of water ways in the catchment area. Some 25% of the nutrient load in the Baltic Sea comes from waste water and upstream sources of pollution....
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Fisheries and Aquaculture
Fisheries in the Baltic Sea have a large impact of that status of the sea environment beyond just status of the fish stocks. A sea and marine ecosystem in balance needs a thriving marine life and fish play a key role in the ecosystem. The Baltic cod is very....
Baltic Talks
In our live streaming on CCB Facebook and Instagram pages we talk about relevant topics and issues of the Baltic Sea Region.
Eastern Baltic Cod
The Eastern Baltic Cod´s stock has shown signs of crisis for many years. The latest information suggests the situation is now critical.
Read more about our actions to protect the stock.
Plastic Free Ocean
CCBs action site for reducing pollution of the global ocean by plastic litter
CCB wants to reduce consumption and use of plastic articles in the BSR and minimize plastic pollution into the Baltic Sea – and through it, into the ocean.
