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Ministerial meeting on environmental challenges in Baltic Sea

[6 Sep 2010] Sweden hosted a ministerial meeting on the Baltic Sea environment on 25 August. Ministers and high-ranking representatives from all the Baltic Sea states attended the seminar, "Building marine policy on best available knowledge", which was arranged by the Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment at Rosenbad in Stockholm. The meeting was the first to take place under the Swedish chairmanship of the Baltic Sea cooperation body HELCOM, the Helsinki Commission for the protection of the Baltic Marine Environment.

Sweden's first meeting on zebrafish research

[31 Aug 2010] Sweden's zebrafish researchers and some of the world's foremost experts within zebrafish research will be meeting this week for the first national meeting on the subject of these animals and how they can be used in research to find out more about human health and illness. The meeting will take place 1-3 September in Fiskebäckskil at the Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences.

Shallow water habitats important for young salmon and trout

[31 Aug 2010] Research carried out at the University of Gothenburg shows that competition from older fish causes young salmon and trout to seek refuge in shallow water. Preserving such habitats may, therefore, be important for the survival of the young fish.

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