Antifouling paint choices may impact the spread of invasive species
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Published: 2021-02-11
Testing five antifouling paints for recreational craft showed that the paint choices may significantly impact the spread of invasive species. Antifouling paints were tested as part of the EU-funded CO......
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Threatened habitat types in Finland 2018: the Baltic Sea
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Published: 2020-11-04
The threat status of Finnish habitat types was assessed for the second time in 2018. This report was now produced in English for the 48 marine habitat types of the Baltic Sea to facilitate internation......
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Recent monitoring results: The state of the Gulf of Finland better than in the past few years, the Bothnian Sea is becoming eutrophic
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Published: 2020-10-20
The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has again produced an assesment of the state of the coastal waters of the Gulf of Finland and the open sea surrounding Finland from the southern Baltic Sea to th......
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Recent monitoring results: The state of the Gulf of Finland better than in the past few years, the Bothnian Sea is becoming eutrophic
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Recent monitoring results: The state of the Gulf of Finland better than in the past few years, the Bothnian Sea is becoming eutrophic
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New tool for fast and efficient oil spill response at sea
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Published: 2020-10-13
A new, free tool for oil spill response at sea is now available online for authorities and local response units. The aim of the tool is to minimize environmental impacts of oil spills in the Arctic an......
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The Baltic Sea region’s waste management for unused medicines must be improved
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Published: 2020-09-03
CWPharma, a project funded by the EU’s Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme, has evaluated national-level practices for take-back and disposal of unused medicines and other pharmaceutical waste, for b......
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SYKE Policy Brief: Environmental impact needs to be considered in nutrition recommendations
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Published: 2020-08-31
Increasing the proportion of vegetables, legumes, and fish in the diet helps ease climate change, eutrophication of the Baltic Sea and inland waters, and the decline of biodiversity. SYKE's Policy bri......
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The chemical status of water bodies remains poor
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Published: 2020-08-28
The chemical status of Finnish lakes, rivers, and coastal waters has not yet improved, despite the concentrations of several chemicals falling below the limits set for them (EQS - Environmental Qualit......
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Microplastics are found in all waters, quantities in aquatic organisms and fish vary
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Published: 2020-08-24
Microplastics are found in all water systems and in fish, bivalve molluscs and benthic fauna. Microplastics cause stress to the aquatic organisms and may expose them to harmful substances. These were ......
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Doctoral dissertation: Spring bloom dynamics in the Baltic Sea: From the environment to macroelements and microbial interactions
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Published: 2020-08-12
Global warming changes the composition of phytoplankton in marine ecosystems, also in the Baltic Sea. There has been the recently observed shift in the phytoplankton community composition during the B......
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Algal rafts, water temperature, ice extent – Finnish Environment Institute is a European forerunner in the use of satellites
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Published: 2020-07-24
The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE monitors the state of the environment with the help of satellite technology and is a European forerunner in the efficient use of satellites. The TARKKA service, ......
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Tackling dispersed microplastics
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Online seminar: Baltic Sea Science Synthesized – Time to Take Evidence-based Actions for the Well-being of the Sea and People
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Event starts: 2020-06-16
Save the date! This online seminar held on the 16th of June 2020 is your opportunity to learn how three BONUS Synthesis Projects synthesized existing science, what they found, and how this knowledge c......
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MarineFinland.fi - The treasure trove of Finnish marine data now available in English
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Published: 2020-06-04
Everything you wanted to know about the Baltic Sea is now gathered in one place. Go to MarineFinland.fi to find real-time data from the sea and the best places to visit. Or maybe you want to learn mor......
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The risk of cyanobacterial blooms in the Finnish sea areas is considerable or moderate – the summer weather determines the actual situation
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Published: 2020-06-04
In average summer weather conditions, the risk of algae is moderate in the northern part of the main basin of the Baltic Sea, a major part of the Archipelago Sea and in the southern part of the Bothni......
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Road traffic is a significant source of microplastics
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Published: 2020-03-24
A report compiled by the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has produced a clearer picture of litter in the Finnish marine environment. On beaches close to residential areas 90% of the litter visible ......
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Jouni Lehtoranta
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Published: 2020-03-12
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Published: 2019-04-12
Summarizing publications
Recommendations for maritime spatial planning for sustainable blue economies (pdf)
Newsletter 4 In English (pdf) and In E...
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Research cruises 2020
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Published: 2019-12-19
Research Vessel Aranda's research cruises in 2020.
Aranda and research cruises
21.01.2020 - 08.02.2020 Chemical and physical monitoring of the Baltic Sea (COMBINE 1).
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Novel Methods database
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Published: 2019-10-29
Novel marine monitoring methods can improve environmental monitoring by supplementing or replacing currently applied methods. BONUS FUMARI has published a database that helps to find information on n...
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Recent monitoring results: Areas suffering from oxygen depletion in the Gulf of Finland have increased from last summer
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Published: 2019-09-06
In the Gulf of Finland, the areas suffering from oxygen depletion have expanded from last summer. The anoxic areas in the Baltic Proper are approximately similar in size than in the autumn of 2018, wh......
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