

Our Common Baltic summer course in 2013
The CCB summer course, ”Our Common Baltic, OCB,” takes place this year at Hel Marine Station 9-14 September.
Hel Marine Station is situated on the top of the beautiful Hel peninsula in Poland. Hel has boat connection with Gdynia during summertime.
CCB member organizations are entitled to propose one person to Our Common Baltic. As resources are limited, priority is given to those who register first. If you are interested to participate, please contact your CCB member organization for further instructions and information about registrations.
The CCB network aims to develop contacts between environmentalists in all the Baltic Sea countries.
Looking forward to a fun and informative course this September!
The presentations made during the course:
Baltic fish and Baltic fisheries OCB 2015
Nutrient balanced agriculture practice
Presentations made by the participants about activities in their organisations etc:
“Nerush” on protection of water objects
Ecosanitaion in Ukraine: success and prospects
2015 Presentation Hel marine station
Presentation of the Polish Ecological Club (PKE)
Please register by filling in the form and send to hildur@ccb.se
Summer course programme – Draft
Day 1 – 9th September
15.00–19.00 | Coffee/tea with sandwiches on arrival with registration |
19.30–19.50 | Introduction to CCB and the course programme |
19.50–20.15 | Short personal introductions, name, country, organisation |
20.30 | Dinner |
Day 2 – 10th September
07.00–08.00 | Breakfast |
08.00–08.40 | Introduction to the work of Hel Marine Station |
08.40-10.30 | The participants give a small introduction about their country, the organisation they represent and what topics they focus on. 7 min each! |
10.30–11.30 | Observation of the seals at Hel Marine Station during the feeding combined with medical training; |
11.30–12.00 | Visit in the museum of marine mammals (exhibition of seals and porpoises); |
12.00–13.30 | Lunch |
13.30–15.00 | Lecture: The Baltic Sea – characteristic of biological and environmental conditions and CCB priority areas |
15.00–15.30 | Coffee/tea |
15.30–16.15 | Lecture continued: activities within CCB priority areas. |
16.30–17.30 | Lecture: Baltic native marine mammals – grey seals and harbour porpoises. |
18.00 | Dinner |
Evening | Nice getting together with culinary specialties from each country that the participants bring! |
Day 3 – 11th September
07.00–08.00 | Breakfast |
This day will hopefully be dedicated to a whole day sailing tour, depending on the weather. Lunch on the boat. | |
19.00 | Dinner |
Evening | Free time |
Day 4 – 12th September
07.00–08.00 | Breakfast |
08.30–10.30 | 1st group. Taking samples, going by Oceanograf, the ship at Hel Marine Station |
10.30–12.30 | 2nd group. Taking samples, going by Oceanograf, the ship at Hel Marine Station |
13.00–14.00 | Lunch |
14.00–15.30 | Analysing the samples in laboratory |
15.30–16.00 | Coffee/tea |
16.00–17.30 | Lecture: Causes of eutrophication of the Baltic Sea |
18.00 | Dinner |
Evening | Social event, film |
Day 5 – 13th September
07.00–08.00 | Breakfast |
08.30–12.00 | Discussions, examples
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12.00–13.00 | Lunch |
13.30–15.00 | Lecture: CCB: Legal conditions, the role of NGO’s, local good examples, hot spots |
15.00–15.30 | Coffee/tea |
15.30–18.00 | Discussions about how the participants and their organisations can work in order to improve the situation. |
19.00 | Dinner |
Evening | Good bye party |
Day 6 – 14th September Day of departure
08.00–09.00 | Breakfast |
09.30–11.00 | Summing up the experiences Evaluation |
12.00–13.00 | Lunch |