| | REPORT OF THE STUDY GROUP ON BALTIC ECOSYSTEM HEALTH |
| | 0,57 | | MB | ISSUES IN SUPPORT OF BSRP (SGEH) |
| | 52 | | stron |
| | 3885 | | ID | Helsinki Commission |
| | 2005 | | rok |
| | Contents |
| | Executive 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 Establishing sub-groups and working procedure 3 |
| | 3 Overview of developments of ecosystem health assessment and ecosystem-based approaches |
| | to management/ participant’s presentations (matters related to ToR a)). 4 |
| | 3.1 BSRP C1 working structure. 4 |
| | 3.2 Developments in HELCOM 5 |
| | 3.3 Developments at the EU 7 |
| | 3.4 Developments at OSPAR. 9 |
| | 3.5 Developments at US EPA 10 |
| | Recommendations 10 |
| | 3.6 Developments related to MMED. 11 |
| | 3.7 Developments related to phytobenthos monitoring 12 |
| | Progress in CHARM 14 |
| | 3.8 Impact on fish and ecosystem effects of fishing in the Baltic Sea 15 |
| | 3.9 Developments related to marine biodiversity 16 |
| | 3.10 Proposal for biological effects monitoring in the Baltic Sea 17 |
| | 3.11 Proposal for fish diseases monitoring in the Baltic Sea 19 |
| | 3.12 Proposal for marine birds monitoring in the Baltic Sea 19 |
| | 3.13 Advice delivered to SGEH 19 |
| | 3.14 Information about international conference on lagoons and watersheds 21 |
| | 4 Developing the Baltic ecosystem health concept and ecosystembased management tools |
| | (matters related to TORs b) and c)) 21 |
| | 4.1 Effects of eutrophication 21 |
| | 4.2 Effects of Hazardous Substances. 23 |
| | 4.3 Effects of Fishing Activities 25 |
| | 4.4 Loss of Biodiversity (including xenodiversity and habitat destruction). 28 |
| | 5 Evaluation of scientific contribution of BEEP EU project for the Baltic Ecosystem Health |
| | assessment (ToR d). 30 |
| | 6 Updating and finalizing the work plan and the schedule of deliverables for the (SGEH) Study |
| | Groups activities for the following two years (ToR e) 32 |
| | 7 Identify potential contributions to 2006 Theme Session on Regional Integrated Assessments (ToR |
| | f) . 33 |
| | 8 Organise a BSRP workshop in 2005 with participation of experts from HELCOM and US EPA on |
| | the topic of ecosystem health indicators in the Baltic Sea (ToR g). 33 |
| | 9 Plan (SGEH) meeting in 2005 or 2006 as a joint or overlapping meeting with at least one other |
| | study group (e.g., SGGIB, SGPROD) in order to promote the development of integrated ecosystem |
| | knowledge and the integration of work across expert groups (ToR h) . 33 |
| | 10 Adoption of the report and recommendations. 33 |
| | 11 Next SGEH meeting 36 |
| | 12 Any other business. 36 |
| | 13 Closing of the meeting. 36 |
| | Annex 1: SGEH agenda and timetable 37 |
| | Annex 2: List of participants. 38 |
| | Annex 3: Draft 2005 Terms of Reference 42 |
| | Annex 4: Proposal for studies on fish diseases and parasites as part of an integrated ecosystem- |
| | based monitoring and assessment programme in the Baltic Sea 44 |
| | Annex 5: Possible synergies between the BSRP and the HELCOM Waterbird Monitoring Programme |
| | . 47 |