| General info | |
| Project title | Monitoring of the Baltic Sea in Polish Marine Areas in 2026-2028 |
| Project acronym | Polish MSFD monitoring 2026-2028 |
| Begin date | 2026-01-01 |
| End date | 2028-12-31 |
| Location | |
| Geographic coverage | Monitoring of Polish Marine Areas of the Baltic Sea including Bornholm Basin, Eastern Gotland Basin, Gdańsk Basin, Pomeranian Bay, Gulf of Gdańsk and polish part of Vistula Lagoon. |
| Description | |
| Abstract | The objective of the monitoring programme is research and assessments of the state of the Baltic Sea ecosystem, taking into account new elements including marine litter and underwater, ambient noise in the marine environment. The program is a part of the State Environmental Monitoring and conforms requirements arising from the Polish Water Law which transposes the European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/56/EC of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of marine environmental policy (The marine strategy framework directive - MSFD) and with the provisions of the Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea area (HELCOM), in respect of the research and assessment of the state of the ecosystem of the Baltic Sea.
The programme inlcudes following measurements: physical parameters (6 times in each year), nutrients (6 times in each year), biological variables (phytoplankton 5 times per year, zooplankton 5 times per year, macrozoobenthos 1 time every year, phytobentos 2 times per year), monitoring of hydrographic conditions, hazardous substances (in water, biota and sediments), marine litter, and underwater noise at the basic and reference stations in the framework of the implementation of the programme for monitoring of marine waters in accordance with article 4. 11 and annex V of the MSFD in period 2026-2028.
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| Coordinator | |
| Coordinating organisation | Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute, Poland
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| Country of Coordinator | Poland |
| Contact name | Tamara Zalewska |
| Title | dr hab. inż. |
| Contact organisation | Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute, Poland
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| Phone | +48586288266 |
| Email | tamara.zalewska@imgw.pl |
| Edmerp metadata | |
| Edmerp id | 13858 |
| Collating centre | Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute, Poland
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| Latest update | 2026-01-20 |
