Best practice and scientific publications

Active engagement of fisheries stakeholders through their participation in scientific research provides a way to help reduce tension and build collaborative working relationships that yield long-term benefits to resource management. 

Metadata inventory was conducted in Estonia, Finland and the Russian Federation in spring of 2014. The data coverage was assessed and reported with emphasis on the thematic variety of the...

This case study addresses the integration of the fisheries management into the Maritime Spatial Planning process in the Baltic Sea Region.

The HELCOM-VASAB Working Group agreed on principles for transboundary consultation within specific MSP processes as well as transboundary pan-Baltic cooperation in more general terms. The guidelines are non-binding, but recommended...

The Strategy is a common plan to monitor and assess the health of the Baltic Sea in a coordinated and cost-efficient way between all HELCOM Contracting Parties.

This tool uses GIS software to analyse and visualise information on the location of the current and planned activities. 

The purpose of this guidance document is to promote the better integration of aquaculture, fisheries and other activities in the coastal zone by the identification and application of appropriate spatial...

The HELCOM-VASAB MSP Working Group agreed on a set of guidelines for the implementation of the ecosystem-approach in MSP in the Baltic Sea.

Compilation of tools and instruments that can be applied in developing effective MSP and ICM based on experience gained in various cases in Baltic, Adriatic and Black Sea.