Reports
- Seabed mapping in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Bothnia – A joint Finnish – Swedish initiative for the management of shallow habitats. Download and read the report (link)
- Appendices are available on request. Contact Anton Wagner, SGU (anton.wagner@sgu.se)
- Marine use of flying drones – How to fly a drone for marine remote sensing purposes in the northern Gulf of Bothnia. Download and read the report (link)
- Drone image analysis – image classification process in QGIS. Download and read the report (link)
- Elodea species in the northern Gulf of Bothnia – Removal- and monitoring methods tested in the SeaMoreEco project. Download and read the report (link)
- Endangered species and habitats in the northern Gulf of Bothnia – Conservation and restoration efforts in the SeaMoreEco project Download and read the report (link)
- Appendices are available on request. Contact Anders Wallin, CAB Norrbotten (anders.c.wallin@lansstyrelsen.se)
Habitat and species models and other map products
Models and other map products produced during the project can be found on the joint Swedish – Finnish marine map portal SeaGIS.
Click the link to SeaGIS map portal. In the layer panel on the left side, scroll down to “Projects”. Open the drop-down menu and find “SeaMoreEco”. Click to open the layers belonging to the project.
Data
Marine data collected during the project field surveys are reported and stored in databases according to the respective organisation’s routine.
Data by Geological Survey of Finland can be found at:
- GTK’s Hakku Portal (link) – seabed substrate data and maps
- EMODnet Portal (link) – sedimentation rates data
- Pangaea database – sediment geochemical data (will be published when article(s) published).
Data by Centre for Economic development, Transport and Environment can be found at:
Data by County Administrative Board of Norrbotten and Västerbotten can be found at:
- The National archive for Swedish oceanographic data, hosted by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). Data will be uploaded as publication permission is obtained Link to Shark SMHI
- Artportalen, Swedish species observation system (link)
Information cards
Short, easy-to-read information summarised into two-page cards.
Available for some species that may come into consideration for conservation and/or restoration efforts on shallow underwater habitats in the northern Gulf of Bothnia.
- Alisma wahlenbergii/Baltic water-plantain
- Elodea spp./waterweeds
- Hippuris tetraphylla/Fourleaf mare’s tail
- Macroplea pubipennis/Leaf beetle
Also available for restoration methods related to species and habitats on shallow bottoms and that has been tested during the project.
- Planting of Chara tomentosa
- Restoring an outlet stream
- Restoring a lagoon threshold
- Eradication of waterweed
Contact Claes Lönnblad-Björkholm at Elinvoimakeskus, to request a copy (claes.lonnblad-bjorkholm@elinvoimakeskus.fi)
Cross-border Marine Restoration Network – MERIVERKKO
Is a platform designed for anyone involved in marine restoration to share experiences and collaborate between countries. Sign up to access the platform (free of charge) and start exploring the network and resources.
Link to Meriverkko and instructions how to sign up
Marine restoration on shallow bottoms
We have done several different pilot actions trying out methods for restoration of species and habitats on the shallow bottoms.
