| | REPORT OF THE STUDY GROUP ON BALTIC ECOSYSTEM HEALTH |
| | 1,02 | | MB | ISSUES IN SUPPORT OF BSRP (SGEH) |
| | 78 | | stron |
| | 3702 | | ID | Helsinki Commission |
| | 2006 | | rok |
| | Contents |
| | Execive Summary 1 |
| | 1 Opening and welcome 2 |
| | 2 Matters related to working procedures .. 3 |
| | 2.1 Terms of Reference .. 3 |
| | 2.2 Adoption of Agenda . 3 |
| | 2.3 Election of Rapporteur(s) .. 4 |
| | 2.4 Establishing Sub-groups and working procedures for Sub-groups: .. 4 |
| | 3 Overview of developments of ecosystem-based approaches (ToR a,b,c): .. 5 |
| | 3.1 Update on the developments of BSRP (Andris Andrushaitis) . 5 |
| | 3.2 Plans for the ICES/BSRP/HELCOM Workshop on Developing Framework for Integrated |
| | Assessment for the Baltic (WKIAB) (Bärbel Müller-Karulis) 5 |
| | 3.3 HELCOM activities including Baltic Sea Action Plan (Hermanni Bäcker) . 6 |
| | 3.4 Indicator Selection and Development of Benthic Index (Kevin Summers).. 7 |
| | 3.5 Towards a zoobenthic index - availability of benthic and environmental Stressor data for |
| | development of Baltic Sea Benthic Index (Hermanni Bäcker) 9 |
| | 3.6 Reference conditions, background values and target levels for erophication (Elżbieta Lysiak- |
| | Pastuszak) .. 10 |
| | 3.7 Progress in biological effects monitoring (Kari Lehtonen) 10 |
| | 3.8 Programme of the ICES/BSRP Sea-going Workshop on Fish Diseases Monitoring in the Baltic |
| | Sea (WKFDM) (Thomas Lang) .. 11 |
| | 3.9 Public health aspects of pollion and erophication of the sea (Astrid Saava) 14 |
| | 4 Results of work in Sub-groups – categorization of indicators (ToR c,d,e) . 15 |
| | 4.1 Report from the Subgroup on Effects of Erophication . 15 |
| | 4.2 Subgroup on Hazardous Substances and Biological Effects (incl. disease and parasites) . 30 |
| | 4.3 Sub-group on Effects of Fishing Activities 37 |
| | 4.4 Sub-group on Habitat Destruction and Loss of Biodiversity . 43 |
| | 5 Identification of potential contribions to 2006 ASC Theme Session on Integrated Assessments |
| | (ToR f). 47 |
| | 6 Strategies for development of socio-economic issues (ToR g) . 47 |
| | 6.1 Strategy for developing socio-economic indicators (D-type indicators) for managing human |
| | impacts on the ecosystem of the Baltic Sea (Eugeniusz Andrulewicz) . 47 |
| | 6.2 Activities of BSRP on Socio-economy (Markus Vetemaa) 48 |
| | 7 Matters related to the external review of the 2005 SGEH Report (ToR h) 50 |
| | 8 Any other business. 50 |
| | 8.1 Matters related to HELCOM MONAS . 50 |
| | 8.2 Matters related to BSRP Phase II 50 |
| | 8.3 Matters related to socio-economy 50 |
| | 8.4 Matters related to public health in relation to ecosystem health..50 |
| | 9 Adoption of the Report and Recommendations..50 |
| | 9.1 Adoption of Report.50 |
| | 9.2 Regarding the ToRs for next SGEH..51 |
| | 10 Next SGEH meeting..51 |
| | 11 Closing of the meeting.51 |
| | Annex 1: List of participants53 |
| | Annex 2: ICES/BSRP SGEH agenda and timetable, 9–11 November 200556 |
| | Annex 3: Development of Benthic Index (Kevin Summers)..57 |
| | Annex 4: Public health aspects of pollion and erophication of the sea.58 |
| | Annex 5: Strategy for developing socio-economic indicators (D-type indicators) for managing |
| | human impacts on the ecosystem of the Baltic Sea66 |
| | Annex 6: The external review of the 2005 SGEH Report..73 |