HELCOM and the BSRP
•HELCOM has been prioritizing the use of the ecosystem approach for setting especially tailored ecological quality objectives (EcoQOs) for the Baltic Sea.
•EcoQOs will provide the Baltic Sea region with the tools for setting “measurable” future policy goals and a means to evaluate management outcomes.
•The BSRP goal to improve the management of all relevant activities by introducing an ecosystem approach will contribute to this work
•The integration of open sea and near shore
activities is important
(filling in gaps)