Phytoplankton is the primary energy source for all marine ecosystems: These tiny plants floating in the seawater use photosynthesis to bind energy in the form of biomass, which is then passed on step ...

Over the last century humans have transformed the Baltic Sea – a unique and highly vulnerable place – from a clear-water ecosystem into a eutrophic (nutrient rich) marine environment. Today, it is ...

This WWF report analyses the impacts of climate change on eutrophication in the northern waters of the Baltic Sea. This WWF report analyses the impacts of climate change on eutrophication in the ...

Eutrophication has changed the chemistry of sediments at the bottom of the Baltic Sea so much that processes that counteract eutrophication are impeded. This is the finding of a new thesis from the ...

The Baltic Sea has been under excruciating pressure for decades, as human activities have transformed it into one of the world’s largest “dead zones”. Due to a deadly trifecta of climate change, ...

The persistent eutrophication (being too rich in nutrients) of the Baltic Sea prompted the IMO’s Baltic Member States to tackle shipping’s < 0.1% contribution by designating the Baltic Sea as the ...

A non-profit organization based in Finland has launched the Ship/t Waste Action, a project that brings together several companies and key players in the maritime industry, in order to stop cargo ships ...

The Baltic Sea constitutes a semi-enclosed brackish basin with pronounced salinity and temperature gradients that shape its ecological communities. Nutrient inputs from agriculture and urban sources ...

Photo copyright Baranov/AdobeStock The Author: Dr. Wei Chen has extensive experience in environmental technologies and management systems across different industries. He is now Future Program ...