Results

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)

• 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.

Link to SeaGIS map portal

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:

• VELMU portal (link)
• Lajitietokeskus, Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (link).

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)

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.