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Experts suggest cormorant working group for the Baltic Sea (2/22/2010) 

Environmental experts and researchers from all Baltic Sea countries, United Kingdom and the European Commission participated in the The Baltic Sea Cormorant Symposium at the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE in Helsinki, 26-28 January 2010. The participants discussed from various perspectives the cormorants of the Baltic Sea, the damages caused by them and the possible means to reduce the damages. The symposium suggested in its resolution that a working group for cormorant issues be established within the HELCOM (the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission). The working group would coordinate the cormorant research in the Baltic region as well as the damage prevention measures and the protection measures.

Higher wintertime nutrient concentrations in the Baltic Sea - American ctenophores not found in the Finnish sea areas (SYKE and Finnish Meteorological Institute 2/22/2010)

	Photo: Janne Bruun

Phosphorus concentrations in the Gulf of Finland are higher than last year, because of the movements of deep water in the Baltic Sea. American ctenophores were only observed in the southern parts of the Baltic Sea. Research vessel Aranda measured also salinity, oxygen and nutrient concentrations and temperature during its four weeks tour. Moreover, data was collected for studies of carbon dioxide cycle and ctenophores.

Less oil spills observed by surveillance flights (SYKE and the Finnish Border Guard 2/15/2010)

New scenarios for climate change research needed (2/11/2010)

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