1. Baltic Master II – Removing threats to Baltic waters Magnus von Schenck Project Manager Baltic Master II

2. Baltic Sea Challenges Inland Sea 30 years to renew water Densely populated Addition of substances through fertilizers or sewage Fishing 9 countries = 9 legislations Cold calm waters

3. Eutrophication and oxygen depletion

4. 120-150 accidents per year, increasing

5. Shipping of Oil in the Baltic Sea

6. Maritime pollution knows no borders! BREAKING LOCAL NEWS 1000 tons of oilheading for ourcoast

7. All spills are local

8. All spills are local All spills will be handled locally

9. All spills are local All spills will be handled locally All spills are political

10. Example: Fu Shan Hai 2003 Sweden Denmark

11. Multilevelcommand- Drain piperescueorganization - Fire & Rescue Munici-pality Coast guard County Adm. Board System Command Incident Command Task Command

12. First Summary… Liability will be demanded Local / regional land perspective Rescue operations can become more complex than anticipated

13. Baltic Master II Partnership

14. Baltic Master II: 47 organisations Baltic Master II: Baltic Sea Strategy Flagship project Total Budget: 4 002 312,00 € Project Period: 25 January 2009 to 24 January 2012

15. PoliticalActivities September 2011 Brussels 20 May 2011 EU Maritime Day Gdansk Kick-off 26 January 2011 Swedish Parliament Stockholm 24-26 October 2011 EU Baltic Sea Strategy Annual Forum, Gdansk 26-27 October 2011 Baltic Master II Final Conference”Safety & Security”, Gdansk

16. By 2020: Every Baltic Sea coastal municipality should have an oil contingency plan

17. By 2020: Every Baltic Sea coastal municipality should have an oil contingency plan

18. By 2020: Every Baltic Sea coastal municipality should have an oil contingency plan

20. Find and addressweaknesses

22. EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Environmentallysustainable (e.g. reducing pollution in the sea); Prosperous (e.g. promoting innovation in small and medium enterprises); Accessible and attractive (e.g. better transport links); Safe and secure (e.g. improvingaccidentresponse).

23. Baltic Sea Strategy Chapter 4: To become a model region for clean shipping

24. Baltic Sea Strategy Chapter 4: To become a model region for clean shipping

25. Baltic Sea Strategy Chapter 4: To become a model region for clean shipping

26. Baltic Sea Strategy Chapter 2: To preserve natural zones and biodiversity, including fisheries

27. Baltic Master II support to BSS Ch.14 Baltic Sea Strategy Chapter14: To reinforce maritime accident response capacity protection from major emergencies

28. Summary Planning is everything! Local / regional land perspective Build trust through exercises, involve politicians!

29. Next Step – Exchanging Good Practise