Browsing HELCOM Manuals and Guidelines by Issue Date
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Guidelines for the monitoring of target non-indigenous species using molecular methods.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2021)These guidelines describe the use of molecular methods for detection of target non-indigenous invasive species. The “target species” are those that “meet specific criteria indicating that they may impair or damage the ... -
Guidelines for the monitoring of marinas.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2021)NIS monitoring in major commercial ports has been guided by the Joint Harmonized Procedure of the HELCOM and OSPAR (HELCOM & OSPAR, 2013). However, monitoring of marinas has received less attention until now. PVC fouling ... -
HELCOM Guidelines for monitoring beach litter.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2021)Litter on the coastline is one of the most obvious signs of marine litter. Surveys of litter on the beach allow for a detailed evaluation of litter in terms of amounts and composition. Its strength lies in the provision ... -
Guidelines for the monitoring of mobile and sessile epifauna.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2021)The Joint Harmonized Procedure by HELCOM and OSPAR (HELCOM & OSPAR, 2013) has been used to monitor mobile and sessile epifauna among other taxa, but only in port areas, and further observations on the presence of these ... -
HELCOM Manual on Co-operation in Response to Marine Pollution: within the framework of the Helsinki Convention.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2021)According to the Helsinki Convention the Contracting Parties shall agree bi- or multilaterally on those regions of the Baltic Sea, in which they act together. This is to maintain ability to respond to spillages of oil and ... -
Guidelines for monitoring of mesozooplankton.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2021)The mesozooplankton is a size fraction of zooplankton community (0.2 to 20 mm) that is addressed in the HELCOM- monitoring guidelines. Mesozooplankton constitute an important part of zooplankton in the pelagic food webs, ... -
Guidelines for monitoring seabirds at sea.
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2021)The efforts of HELCOM to conserve the Baltic Sea environment are aggregated in its Baltic Sea Action Plan. Measures to guarantee the environmental integrity of the Baltic Sea need to be backed by science-based environmental ... -
Guidelines for collecting citizen observations on non-indigenous species (NIS).
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2021)Monitoring of non-indigenous species (NIS) is required through several international agreements and guidelines, such as the EU Regulation on Invasive Alien Species (The European Parliament and the Council of the European ... -
HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (PLC-Water)
(HELCOM, Helsinki, Finland, 2022)Since the establishment of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention) in 1974, the Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea ...