Ecological Situation of the Baltic Sea due to Maritime Transport Pollution

10. starptautiskā konference „Ūdens transports un infrastruktūra” 2008
Jolanta Staško, Modris Drille, Ineta Rozenštrauha, Valdis Priednieks, Māris Kokmanis, Andris Unbedahts

The paper presents a hydrological survey of the Baltic sea - the slow water exchange is cosidered to be one of the causes why this inland sea is so susceptible to pollution. The paper deals with different types of pollution which affect the ecosystme of the Baltic sea and are caused by marine transport e.g., various oil spills, antifouling ship paints and their adverse effect on the sea flora and fauna, invasive marine species introduced by ship ballast water and their influence on the marine food chain. The solutions to improve the Baltic sea ecology propsed by the auhos are viewed within the framework of EU legislation.

Keywords
Baltijas jūra, piesārņojums, jūras transports

Staško, J., Drille, M., Rozenštrauha, I., Priednieks, V., Kokmanis, M., Unbedahts, A. Ecological Situation of the Baltic Sea due to Maritime Transport Pollution. In: 10. starptautiskā konference „Ūdens transports un infrastruktūra”, Latvia, Rīga, 24-25 April, 2008. Rīga: Latvijas Jūras akadēmija, 2008, pp.201-206. ISSN 1691-3817.

Publication language
Latvian (lv)