Tag: Sea
This is how the government wants to face the threats in the Baltic Sea
The Swedish Armed Forces and the Coast Guard already carry out 24/7 maritime surveillance. But now the authorities are tasked with drawing up an action plan to find more ways…
Sweden sends ships to the Baltic Sea NATO operation | News in brief
The Swedish government has decided to assign three naval vessels and one air force aircraft to the new NATO-led Baltic Sea surveillance operation. 16:03•Updated 16:21 The Swedish government has decided…
An oil tanker adrift in the Baltic Sea was towed in front of the German port of Sassnitz | News in brief
The ship is scheduled to stand approximately five kilometers from the German coast until a decision on further action is taken. 11:04•Updated 11:19 The towing of the oil tanker that…
Sinking of two oil tankers in the Black Sea: Vladimir Putin raises his voice
In December, during his end-of-year press conference, the Russian head of state simply admitted that the oil spill off the Russian coast was “an ecological disaster”. During his government’s back-to-school…
SVT: Sweden is preparing to participate in the NATO operation to protect cables in the Baltic Sea | News in brief
According to SVT’s information, NATO has started the phase of assembling the forces, in which it is determined which units the Baltic Sea allies can send to the operation. 8.1.…
Task force strengthens surveillance of the Baltic Sea
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screenEstonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal at a JEF meeting in Tallinn last December. Archive image. Photo: Leon Neal/AP-TT The British-led rapid response force JEF is taking…
Damaged Baltic Sea cables repaired
Repairing the two cables took longer than expected due to severe weather, according to the operator, who also writes that the damaged cables did not affect the company’s service in…
Sharp reduction of salmon in the Baltic Sea – calls for a fishing stop: “Catastrophic”
The Baltic Salmon Foundation has, on behalf of SLU, compiled the salmon catches in the rivers that lead into the Baltic Sea. For the second year in a row, these…
the sea otter, a new miracle solution against the proliferation of green crabs?
Along the west coast of the United States, impressive populations of green crabs, native to Europe, threaten the entire food chain of fragile coastal ecosystems, from southern California to northern…
Noirmoutier, an island against the sea
In Vendée, two thirds of the island of Noirmoutier are below sea level. With climate change, the coasts are eroding as the oceans rise and more and more frequent storms…