Implementation of Ecosystem Based Management

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This proposal constitutes the basis for implementing Ecosystem Based Management under the Annual Work Plan of Action of the Coalition Clean Baltic network for 2022 and is a part of the Multi-Annual Framework Partnership for 2022-2024. CCBs main aims are to continue to uphold our regional NGO network capacity to take part in policy shaping and policy implementation on EU, Baltic Sea Region and national level and with that increase the chances of acceptance and support to EU priorities regarding nature, biodiversity and quality of life. More specifically, with this Work Plan CCB aims to improve the protection of threatened species such as the critically endangered Baltic harbour porpoise, the European eel and endemic wild salmon stocks by supporting further establishment of marine protected areas, continue to push for phase out targeted eel fishery and especially the recreational fishery. Finally supporting both eel and salmon, through development of both a changed management of salmon as well as eel, and propose concrete restoration targets for upstream migration barriers, agreed as measure in the revised HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan. In the coming period CCB also aims to support actions addressing sustainable agriculture (as outlined in greening of Common Agricultural Policy and Farm-to-Fork strategy), as well as safe chemicals management (EU Chemicals Strategy) and minimizing industrial discharges (Zero Pollution Action Plan) to ensure that the EU Green Deal, as a blueprint for transformational change is implemented to improve the well-being and health of citizens and future generations, as a cooperative, debated, collective plan. CCB aims to contribute, propose improvement and ways to better implement the key EU legislation relating to our oceans namely the Marine Strategy Framework Directive that is now under review until at least end of 2023. CCB will also actively support the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy and HELCOM BSAP.