31.01.2012 Nature Climate Change: Low oxygen outlook of the Baltic Sea

Published in the Geophysical research letters, VOL. 38 L24608 (2011), the article ‘Hypoxia in future climates: A model ensemble study for the Baltic Sea’ by the BONUS+ project ECOSUPPORT is highlighted in the February issue of Nature Climate Change 2, 75 (2012) (published online 27 January 2012).

25.01.2012 Seminar on 9 February 2012 in Stockholm:
Good or bad for Baltic salmon gene pools?

Releases of millions of salmon have been carried out for decades in the Baltic Sea. The releases compensate for lost natural reproduction due to power plant constructions in many rivers. They are considered necessary to maintain numbers of salmon in the Baltic. But scientists have warned about possible negative effects of releases on remaining native populations.


BONUS+ project in the spotlight: BAZOOCA
BAltic ZOOplankton CAscades
BAZOOCA team’s results on the BAltic ZOOplankton CAscades indicate that the earlier concerns regarding American comb jelly Mnemiopsis feeding on cod eggs are unsupported and that it constitutes no threat to the Baltic cod population. Low salinity in the Baltic prevents explosive outbreaks, but adaptation to low salinity by Mnemiopsis may change this in the future.

24.01.2012 ESA Call for Proposals addressing Coastal Surveillance in the Baltic

The European Space Agency (ESA) [www.esa.int] will be issuing an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to investigate the feasibility to improve Coastal Surveillance and Water Quality Monitoring in the Baltic Sea, using the functionality of satellites.


ESA Call for Proposals addressing Maritime Safety in the Baltic
The European Space Agency (ESA) [www.esa.int] will be issuing an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to investigate the feasibility to improve maritime safety in the Baltic through enhanced situational awareness, using the functionality of satellites.