List of CCB Hotspots

INTERNATIONAL HOTSPOTS:
1. (Green) Nomination of the Kvarken area to the world heritage list
2. (Red) Drift net fisheries of wild Baltic Salmon
3. (Red) Seal hunting in the Baltic Sea
4. (Red) Shipping without appropriate safety systems and the risk of accidents and oil-spills
5. (Red) Nutrient load from small and diffuse sources causing eutrophication
6. (Red) Expansion of eutrophication due to increased road traffic and NOx pollution
7. (Red) Impact of housing areas, industries, recreation centres and marinas on coastal ecosystems

FINLAND: Hotspots
8. (G) Sustainable wastewater management in Västanfjärd municipalit
9. (G) Agenda 21 in Åland islands
10. (R) Fish farming in the archipelago Sea and Åland Islands
11. (R) The Vuotos hydropower reservoir project
12. (R) The Vuosaari harbour
13. (R) The plan for a new nuclear plant

RUSSIA: Hotspots
14. (G) Environmental Education programme Naturewatch at Vishtynets Lake
15. (G) Environmental education network for promotion of environmental awareness and sustainable development
16. (G) Centre for environmental information for citizens of St Petersburg
17. (R) Pollution of Pregolya river
18. (R) Kravtsovskoye oilfield
19. (R) Tselau Wetland suffering from oil exploration
20. (R) Baltic oil-pipeline system and Primorsk oil terminal
21. (R) Prolongation of the operation of the Leningrad nuclear power plant
22. (R) Ust Luga port near Kurgalsky nature reserve

ESTONIA: Hotspots
23. (G) Public participation in Pärnu river basin management
24. (R) Radioactive pond at Sillamäe

LATVIA: Hotspots
25. (G) Ecological Engineering and organic farming in Renda
26. (G) Planning of Sustainable Wastewater Teatment at Grostona School
27. (R) Plan for new pulp mill on Daugava River
28. (R) Plan for new hydroelectric power stations on Daugava and Salaca rivers

LITHUANIA: Hotspots
29. (R) Construction of small hydroelectric power stations
30. (R) Butinge oil terminal

POLAND: Hotspots
31. (G) Coalition to support organic agriculture
32. (G) The marine research station on Hel peninsula
33. (G) Reintroduction of salmon in Rega river
34. (R) Sewage treatment in Szszecin
35. (R) Oil terminal in Swinoujscie
36. (R) New dam on the Vistula river
37. (R) Wastewater management within the Vistula Lagoon and its direct catchment

GERMANY: Hotspots
38. (G) Information centre in the Jasmund National Park
39. (G) The Wallnau water bird reserve
40. (G) Sustainable herring fishery on Rügen Island
41. (R) Harmful industrial installations in Lubmin

DENMARK: Hotspots
42. (G) National plan for sustainable development
43. (R) Intensive farming practices with high nutrient run-off to the Baltic Sea

SWEDEN: Hotspots
44. (G) Sustainable Wastewater Treatment in Trosa
45. (G) Coastal management plan for Haninge and Nynashamn municipalities
46. (G) Hillevik Nature School and marine field station
47. (R) New harbour South of Stockholm Threatening important nature conservation and recreation areas
48. (R) Hoburgs bank ­ important bird area suffering from shipping
49. (R) Industrial fisheries close to coastal areas