The marine environment

Improving the environment of the Baltic Sea, the Kattegat and the Skagerrak is a priority task for the Swedish EPA. One important issue is to reduce algal blooms, another is to improve the reproductive conditions for cod. Sweden’s Action Plan for the Marine Environment is an important tool in our work. Here you can read about this plan and about what we do to bring Swedish seas in balance.

• • The marine environment is a priority issue

    Improving the environment of the Kattegat, the Skagerrak and, above all, the Baltic Sea is a priority task for the Swedish EPA.

• • Swedish Action Plan for the Marine Environment

    The main objectives of the Action plan are to strengthen co-ordination of activities and to propose realistic and feasible measures.

• • Sweden’s Commitments under the Baltic Sea Action Plan

    In July 2009, The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented the final report on a national plan for how Sweden is to achieve the objectives of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP).

• • Swedish areas in international networks

    Sweden has notified nine new areas for inclusion in the Helsinki Convention network of valuable marine areas.

• • Marine Environment Council and Marine Environment Coordination Group

    In order for Sweden’s work on the marine environment to be successful, there is a need for coordination among a series of government agencies, societal actors and non-governmental organisations.