Recreational fishing yearly catches of cod 2011-2016 based on the reports of ICES Working Group on Recreational Fisheries Surveys (WGRFS). Recreational fishing is the capture or attempted capture of living aquatic resources mainly for leisure and/or personal consumption. This covers active fishing methods including line, spear, and hand–gathering and passive fishing methods including nets, traps, pots, and set–lines (considered recreational in some countries).

Observations of Epitonium turtonis were collected from the Baltic Sea area for HELCOM Red List species list. The HELCOM Red List of Baltic Sea species in danger of becoming extinct (2013) is the first threat assessment for Baltic Sea species that covers all marine mammals, fish, birds, macrophytes (aquatic plants), and benthic invertebrates, and follows the Red List criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Almost 2800 species were considered in the Red List assessment and about 1750 were evaluated according to the IUCN Red List criteria. Epitonium turtonis has been placed to the Red List category of Data Deficient (DD) species. Dataset for download contains spatial grid of the Baltic Sea. Distribution of the species can be found in corresponding name column. Values are coded: 1 - Present before year 2000 or in 2000, 2 - Present after year 2000, 3 - Present both before and after year 2000.

This indicator evaluates the status of the Baltic Sea area based on salmon smolt production in rivers flowing into the sea, also making use of additional supporting data on numbers of adult spawners. Determination of whether the threshold value that determines good status is achieved is based on a comparison of estimated smolt production with an estimated potential smolt production capacity. This dataset displays the result of the indicator in HELCOM Assessment Scale 2 (Division of the Baltic Sea into 17 sub-basins). Attribute information: “SB_Code” = Code of the Helcom subbasin "Name" = Name of the Helcom scale 2 assessment unit "AREAKM2" = Area of the Helcom scale 2 assessment unit HELCOM_ID = Helcom id of the Helcom scale 2 assessment unit ICES_AU = ICES assessment unit number Threshold = Threshold Threshold_v = Threshold value for this indicator "Ind_value" = Value for the indicator in Helcom scale 2 assessment unit Status = Status of the indicator (“Good”, “Not good” or “Not assessed”) comment = additional info

Observations of Triglopsis quadricornis were collected from the Baltic Sea area for HELCOM Red List species list. The HELCOM Red List of Baltic Sea species in danger of becoming extinct (2013) is the first threat assessment for Baltic Sea species that covers all marine mammals, fish, birds, macrophytes (aquatic plants), and benthic invertebrates, and follows the Red List criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Almost 2800 species were considered in the Red List assessment and about 1750 were evaluated according to the IUCN Red List criteria. Triglopsis quadricornis has been placed to the Red List category of Least Concern (LC) species. The map shows the sub-basins in the HELCOM area where the species is known to occur regularly and to reproduce (HELCOM 2012).

This dataset describes fishing intensity for DRB MOL mobile bottom contacting gear in 2009 based on VMS/Log book data processed by ICES Working Group on Spatial Fisheries Data (WGSFD). ICES secretariat collected during 2017 relevant VMS and logbook data for 2009-2016 to produce, as a technical service to HELCOM, updated spatial data layers on fishing intensity/pressure. Improved data quality control checks were implemented. Submitted data across the HELCOM area have improved in quality compared to previous data 2009-2013 published in 2015. Standardized methods were used to produce the requested data layers. The code used to create the data products is available here: https://github.com/ices-eg/wg_WGSFD For further technical information on the advice request, see http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Advice/2017/Special_requests/helcom.2017.18.pdf HELCOM secretariat did the following processing to the shapefile provided by ICES: - Conversion to ETRS89LAEA coordinate system - Added feature and attribute "Reported" to display unreported areas. Dataset attribute information: c-square: Unique reference of the c-square polygon Year: Year of fishing activity mid_lat: latitude coordinate of the centroid of c-square inWGS84 decimal degrees mid_lon: longitude coordinate of the centroid of c-square inWGS84 decimal degrees SurfaceSAR: Surface area ratio (Swept area, < 2 cm penetration depth of the gear components) Subsurface: Subsurface area ratio (Swept area, subsurface =>2 cm penetration depth of the gear components) (this attribute is visualised in MADS) totweight: Total Weight (kg) totvalue: Total value (Euros) Kw Fishing Hours: (Kw*h) Fishing hours: (h) Reported: Yes=Reported data. No= No reported data (area that does not contain effort/intensity value due to lack of reported data). Please note that this dataset was updated (v2) in January 2019, see further details below in the lineage section.

Summary This dataset was collected by HELCOM Secretariat during the HELCOM MORE project and represents monitoring stations in the Baltic Sea Description This dataset contains all nutrient stations in the Baltic Sea as reported to the HELCOM MORE project. It was collected and published at the beginning of 2013.The data came originally from the CORESET project. Contracting Parties were then asked to complete and check the info.The dataset was updated in 18 February 2015 with Finnish and Swedish monitoring stations reported by the end of 2014 as requested in HELCOM STATE 1-2014 meeting. Following update was done in 11 September 2015 regarding Polish stations following update request in HELCOM STATE & CONSERVATION 2-2015 meeting.

This dataset represents the underlying data on core indicator Zooplankton mean size and total stock (MSTS). The core indicator evaluates zooplankton community structure to determine whether it reflects good environmental status. Quantitative thresholds are used to evaluate core indicators status in Achieve, Fail or Not assessed. As a rule, achieve status occur when large sized zooplankters occur abundantly in the plankton community. Due to strong environmental gradients, size distribution and total stock of the zooplankton corresponding to achieve status vary between the Baltic Sea sub-basins. This dataset displays the result of the indicator in HELCOM Assessment Scale 2 (Division of the Baltic Sea into 17 sub-basins). The dataset contains following attributes: DOME - output field Description CNTRY - Country that has reported the measurement (cf. CNTRY) CRUIS - Cruise identifier (unique for data submission) STNNO - Station identification (unique for each CRUIS within the same data submission) SMPNO - Sample identifier (unique for each CRUIS and STNNO within the same data submission) MPROG - Monitoring programme (cf. MPROG). Multiple programmes are possible separated by “~” (ascii 126) PURPM - Purpose of monitoring (cf. PURPM) . Multiple purposes possible separated by “~” (ascii 126) MYEAR - Monitoring year. Note that MYEAR may not always be identical to the year in date of sampling DATE - Date of sampling (DD/MM/YYYY) Latitude - Latitude of measurement (decimal degrees) Longitude - Longitude of measurement (decimal degrees) MNDEP - Minimum depth of sample (m) MXDEP - Maximum depth of sample (m) STATN - Station name as reported HELCOM_subbasin - HELCOM subbasin name (L2) HELCOM_L3 - HELCOM subbasin with coastal and offshore division – HELCOM_ID (L3) HELCOM_L4 - HELCOM subbasin with coastal WFD waterbodies or watertypes – HELCOM_ID (L4) OSPAR_region - OSPAR region ICES area - ICES Statistical Areas (cf. ICES statistical areas) RLABO - Reporting laboratory (cf. RLABO) ALABO - Analytical laboratory (cf. RLABO) SLABO - Sampling laboratory (cf. RLABO) RLIST - Reference code list used for species (cf RLIST) SPECI - Species/taxon code/name of examined specimen, as reported by submitter (according to reported reference list RLIST) SPECI_name - Species/taxon name of examined specimen, as reported by submitter (according to reported reference list RLIST) AphiaID - AphiaID (id) of species in World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) WoRMS_name - Taxon species/name of species in World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) AphiaID_accepted - Accepted AphiaID (id) of species in World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) WoRMS_accepted_name - Accepted species/taxon name of species in World Registry of Marine Species (WoRMS) SEXCO - Sex of specimen (cf. SEXCO) SFLAG - Species flag (cf. SFLAG) . Multiple purposes possible separated by “~” (ascii 126) SIZCL - Size class (value from reference in SIZRF) SIZRF - Size class reference list (cf. SIZRF) STAGE - Developmental stage of the species (cf. STAGE) CPORT - Number of portions counted from split sample NPORT -Number of portions in split sample (SMPNO) PARAM - Measured parameter (cf. PARAM) MUNIT - Measurement unit (cf. MUNIT) Value - Value measured Final_MUNIT - The unit of the final value (cf. MUNIT) Final_value - For values that are reported as a number only (eg. ‘nr’ or ‘g’) the final concentration (eg. ‘nr/l’ or ‘g/l’) is calculated as value*NPORT/(CPORT * SMVOL). If value is reported as a concentration, Final_value and Value are identical SMTYP - Sampler type (cf. SMTYP) SAREA - Sampler/swept area (cm2) METOA - Method of analysis (cf. METOA) MAGNI -Total magnification FLVOL - Calculated flow .volume of water (m3) CLMET MESHS - Mesh size of net or sieve (µm) CLMET - Calculation method for FLVOL (cf. CLMET) SMVOL - Total sampled volume (m3) METFP - Method of chemical fixation/preservation (cf. METFP) QFLAG - Qualifier flag for measured value, i.e. “<” (cf. QFLAG). Multiple flags possible separated by “~” (ascii 126) VFLAG - Validity flag, i.e. “S“ suspect value (cf. VFLAG). Multiple flags possible separated by “~” (ascii 126) FINFL - Factors potentially influencing guideline compliance and interpretation of data (cf. FINFL) Multiple factors possible separated by “~” (ascii 126) REFSK - Reference source or key (cf. REFSK) DCFLGs - Data conversion flags from ICES Data Centre (cf. DCFLG). Multiple flags possible separated by “~” (ascii 126) Reference to the uploaded submission (integer). Unique for a submission tblSpotID Reference to the sampling event (integer). Unique for a sampling event tblSampleID Reference to the sample (integer). Unique for a sample tblParamID Reference to the measurement (integer). Unique for the data table

This dataset contains all TBT stations by sub-basin in the Baltic Sea as reported to the HELCOM MORE project.

This dataset contains all PBDEstations by sub-basin in the Baltic Sea as reported to the HELCOM MORE project.

Observations of Lota lota were collected from the Baltic Sea area for HELCOM Red List species list. The HELCOM Red List of Baltic Sea species in danger of becoming extinct (2013) is the first threat assessment for Baltic Sea species that covers all marine mammals, fish, birds, macrophytes (aquatic plants), and benthic invertebrates, and follows the Red List criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Almost 2800 species were considered in the Red List assessment and about 1750 were evaluated according to the IUCN Red List criteria. Lota lota has been placed to the Red List category of Near Threatened (NT) species. The map shows the sub-basins in the HELCOM area where the species is known to occur regularly and to reproduce (HELCOM 2012).