MARLIN
Baltic Marine Litter
- Thematic cluster:
- Vigorous sea
- Programme:
- Central Baltic Programme
- Priority:
- 1. Safe and healthy environment
- Direction of support:
- Environmental awareness raising and expertise
- Duration:
- Sep 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years, 4 months)
- Total funding:
- 787 828 €
- ERDF funding:
- 612 000 €
Development idea
International organisations dealing with the preservation of the marine environment are increasingly often required to address the issue of marine litter and its impact on ecosystems and economics. Non-degradable solid materials discarded, disposed or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment often wash up onto the shore, endangering wildlife, increasing costs for municipalities to clean beaches and water intake pipes, and posing a threat to tourism and leisure activities.
Aim of the project
The MARLIN project contributed to the reduction of marine litter on the shores of the Central Baltic area.
Main project activities
This was accomplished through initiatives to raise awareness about marine litter amongst local policy makers and relevant stakeholders, the media, and the general public in the Central Baltic region. The project also carried out capacity building measures in local municipalities and NGOs to address the issue of marine litter in environmental management routines. In 2009, the United Nations Environment Programme launched the first common guidelines on marine litter assessments. The MARLIN project has implemented this method in 12 key areas in Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Latvia.
Partners
Keep Sweden Tidy
- Country:
- Sweden
- Region:
- Stockholm
- ERDF funding:
- 232 000 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 82 920 €
Keep the Archipelago Tidy Association
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- ERDF funding:
- 142 000 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 50 908 €
Keep Estonia Sea Tidy
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- ERDF funding:
- 119 000 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 21 000 €
FEE Latvia
- Country:
- Latvia
- Region:
- ERDF funding:
- 119 000 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 21 000 €
Results
Reports on marine litter monitoring and awareness raising
The reports contain among other things a description of a harmonised marine litter monitoring method based on the UNEP/IOC monitoring guidelines adapted for the Baltic Sea.
The reports also contain information about the work of the project MARLIN, beach litter measurements, its findings and their work with opinion building activities to raise awareness of marine litter among the public and policy makers.
Final report of Baltic marine litter project MARLIN - Litter monitoring and raising awareness 2011-2013 ENG
Beach litter measurement description ENG
Beach litter measurement description FIN
Beach litter measurement description RUS
Beach litter measurement description SWE
Beach litter measurement description EST
UNEP guidelines translated to Baltic Sea conditions ENG
Beaches included in the final report ENG
MARLIN summary of work ENG
