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Can we control the Baltic Sea?

Baltic Master aims to improve maritime

safety by integrating local and regional

perspectives. The focus is on the Baltic

Sea Region and issues concerning:

preparedness prevention marine spatial planning

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Partnership

41 partners from seven countries are combining their efforts in Baltic Master. The partnership includes:

national authorities regional governments municipalities institutes of higher education international organizations private companies

Lead Partner: Region Blekinge, Sweden

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Project period 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2007

Budget and funding 3.6 million euros, part-financed by

the European Union (2.1 million euros of total budget)

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Background

The Baltic Sea is one of the world’s most heavily trafficked waters.

The export of oil is increasing. The oil is often carried in older vessels where safety is inadequate.

On average, the Baltic Sea is the scene of one major oil-related accident every year.

This environment is fragile with a limited water flow from the Atlantic. It takes 25-30 years to renew the water of the Baltic Sea.

The use of sea and coastal zones is increasing. Shipping, fishing, tourism, offshore wind power plants and other interests are often operating in the same area.

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Main objectives

To increase the influence of the regional governments and local authorities on matters of maritime safety. The project defines their ability to participate more effectively.

To develop transport and communications within a framework of maritime safety, taking into account the diversity of activities in the Baltic Sea.

To increase preparedness for preventing and managing a catastrophe, through integrating local and regional zones in the planning and implementation processes.

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Four parts (work packages)

WP 2Safe

Transportation at Sea

PSSA

Maritime Traffic Monitoring

WP 3Sustainable Spatial and

Regional Dev.

Marine area spatial planning

Territorial impact analysis

Windparks

WP 4 Communication

and Dissemination

Strategies

Political arenas

Promotion

WP 1Preparedness and Division

of Responsibility

Local contingency

planning

Matrix of responsibility

Regional preparedness

Vision of PSSA 2020

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Preparedness and Division of Responsibility (WP1) Worst case scenario of oil accident

in the Baltic Sea Responsibility in case of a major

oil/chemical accident in the Baltic Sea involving more than one country – mapping and matrix

Guidelines for local and regional preparedness

Workshops and seminars

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Safe Transportation at Sea (WP2)

Report on local and regional priorities in the PSSA process

Vision of PSSA in the Baltic Sea in the year of 2020

Report on use of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)

Workshops on maritime traffic monitoring

Seminars Proposal for comprehensive action

plan for the Baltic Sea Region based on the work within WP1, WP2 and WP3.

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Sustainable Spatial and Regional Development (WP3) Report on management tool for spatial

planning at sea (marine area spatial planning)

Guidelines and instructions for imple-menting maritime safety in marine area spatial planning – proposal

Analyses on impact and conse-quences for the local and regional levels of society in case of accidents at sea involving hazardous goods

Conference on the needs and challenges of spatial planning at sea

Case studies Seminars

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Communication and Dissemination (WP4)

Communication strategy Network of regional communication

advisors Joint action plan on dissemination Final draft project report Web site and information material Think-tanks and professional

development training courses

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Organization

Steering Group Political Committee

Project Secretariatwith Lead Partner - Region Blekinge

WP 1 WP 2 WP 3 WP 4

Managed by

Region Skåne

Municipality of Bornholm

Managed by

Maritime Office in Gdansk

Pomorskie Voivodeship (Pomeranian Region)

Managed by

Maritime Institute in Bremen

Municipality of Trelleborg

Managed by

Region Blekinge

Region Skåne

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Contact Daniel SköldProject Manager+46 455 30 50 04+46 734 40 51 48 (mobile)+46 455 30 50 10 (fax)daniel.skold@regionblekinge.se

AddressRegion Blekinge (lead partner)Ronnebygatan 2S-371 32 KarlskronaSweden

For further information, visit

www.balticmaster.org

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