Professional fishermen can now apply for funding to buy so-called pingers for fishing nets to scare away porpoises that risk getting caught in the nets by mistake. There are only about 500 specimens of the critically endangered Baltic tumbler, which is one of the world's smallest whales
Old boat engines that are environmental culprits must be removed. This is stated in a new action programme from the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management. Another new point concerns antifouling paints with biocides, which are estimated to do particularly great damage in the salt-poor waters of the Baltic Sea
A cargo ship lies upside down in the water after what is believed to be a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. A major rescue operation is underway to rescue people who have fallen into the water
Algal blooms in the Baltic Sea are fertilized by nutrient releases. Emissions have been successfully combated in recent years. But - are vital cyanobacteria threatened by the fight against eutrophication and bottom death?
The environment ministers of the Baltic Sea countries have signed an updated version of the Baltic Sea Action Plan. Researchers from Stockholm University have been involved
The EU Council of Ministers has reached an agreement on next year's catch quotas for fish in the Baltic Sea and the Sound. The quotas for the disputed herring were reduced by 50% and 45% respectively in the western and central Baltic Sea, while they were increased by 71% in the Gulf of Bothnia
EU countries are currently discussing the 2022 catch quotas for fish in the Baltic Sea and the Sound. The European Commission proposes to significantly reduce quotas, including for the much-discussed herring in the Baltic Sea
Hear Johan Rönnby talk about marine archaeology, and about the Baltic Sea's unique ability to preserve old wrecks
Manjula Gullikson is the only female professional fisherman in Västernorrland. But she finds it increasingly difficult to make a living from the profession. Her herring catch is only getting smaller and smaller
Reportage from course participants at the Red Cross Folk High School's documentary film line
For a few weeks in late June and early July, thousands of baby birds jump from the cliffs of Stora Karlsö – before they have learned to fly
The sound on the beach is deafening. Using the word cacophony feels enticing, but on reflection, symphony feels like the right choice of words. On Stora Karlsö, the birds live in symbiosis with each other
The Swedish Museum of Natural History has released a new report showing that the porpoise population in the Baltic Sea may be recovering. The porpoise, the Baltic Sea's only whale, is critically endangered and today only 500 individuals remain
According to many who work with the sea and wildlife, the cormorant causes significantly worse problems than those that we humans experience above the surface
The Deep Sea Reporter comes to You in the Time of the Apocalypse. Reports of the threats to humanity follow each other
The lack of oxygen in the Baltic Sea continues to crisis in 2020, according to new measurements from SMHI. But the trend can be reversed if we have a little patience
Never before have there been so many different chemicals in our world. The production of plastics, pesticides and not least pharmaceuticals has created a chemical cloud around us
Eutrophication is the biggest and most pressing environmental issue for the Baltic Sea, even today. Several major efforts are underway to address the problems, but old sins live long. Researcher Pia Gernamayeh is one of the soldiers in the fight against eutrophication
In a new project, researchers want to track fish individuals, and with the help of new technology, map and track the fish throughout the Baltic Sea
The Baltic coast has undergone a regime change, write researchers at Stockholm University in a new study. The inland sea, where pike and perch dominate the coasts, is on its way out. Now it's the little big stickleback that slowly but surely seems to be gaining the upper hand
Is it the collapse of predatory fish that we see in the Baltic Sea? Pike are disappearing from bays and reeds at a rapid rate. Researchers seek to understand why
One third of all fish caught is thrown overboard or rots before it reaches the consumer - one in three fish is killed unnecessarily
The Baltic Sea is experiencing excessive algal blooms year after year, and levels of phosphorus and nitrogen in the sea remain high. Yet less nutrients are leaking from agriculture and sewage than ever before. How is it connected?
Seal researchers are now concerned that there are fewer grey seals in the Stockholm archipelago. A contributing factor may be the new license hunt
