On the 19-20th of September, MARELITT Baltic partners and invited experts from Sweden, Poland and Estonia gathered for a two day seminar and site-visit in Tallinn, Estonia. The venue of the event was the newly opened Film Museum situated in Tallinn Pirita area near the coast of the Gulf of Finland.

The MARELITT Baltic project are now performing an experiment to explore tools that can be used for mapping of areas with lost fishing gear. Through this experiment, we offer insitutes a chance to test hydro-acoustic instrument on two verified and authentic objects.

During summer, we will have a short break in our updates about the project. We will be back in August, for sure. Don't forget to enjoy all that the Baltic Sea has to offer during summertime, and remember to cherish it – by not leaving discarded fishing gear or litter of any kind. We wish you all a pleasant summer!

Within the MARELITT Baltic project, we investigate the options for ecologically sound retrieval of derelict fishing gear (ALDFG), from the Baltic Sea. With the aim of identifying environmentally sound retrieval techniques, the ecological impacts of different retrieval methods on the marine environment have been analysed.

This week was the start for diving activities on wrecks off the Swedish south coast. Diving activities have already been carried out in Germany and will also be carried out in both Estonia and Poland during the summer.