REVIEW PAPER
Environmental Concerns Related to Existing and
Planned Technical Installations in the Baltic Sea
Z. Otremba1, E. Andrulewicz2
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1Gdynia Maritime University, Department of Physics, Morska 81-87, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland
2Sea Fisheries Institute in Gdynia, Department of Fisheries Oceanography and Marine Ecology,
Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2008;17(2):173-179
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ABSTRACT
This paper describes the selection of the most important technical installations already operating or planned
in the Baltic Sea. It highlights maritime regulations related to these installations and describes current practices
utilized for the preparation of environmental impact assessments (EIA). It assumes that there is an adequate international
legal system for protection of the Baltic natural environment. However, it points out some cases when
this legal system does not sufficiently work, particularly during the process of EIA preparation.