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HEAT
HELCOM Eutrophication Assessment Tool
HELCOM
Helsinki Commission; Baltic Marine Environmental Protection
Commission
IAS
Invasive alien species
IBSFC
International Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission
ICES
International Council for the Exploration of the Seas
IGO
International government organisation
ILO
International Labour Organisation
IMO
International Maritime Organisation
IPBES
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCP
International Panel on Chemical Pollution
LRF
Federation of Swedish Farmers
MARPOL
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships
MPAs
Marine protected areas
MS
(EU) Member State
MSC
Marine Stewardship Council
MSFD
EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive
MSP
Marine spatial planning
MSY
Maximum sustainable yield
MTK
The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners
NATURA 2000 Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive
ND
EU Nitrates Directive
NFI
National Fisheries Institute
NGO
Non-governmental Organisation
NIP
National Implementation Program
OSPAR
Commission for protecting and conserving the North-East
Atlantic and its resources
PA
Priority area
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl
PBDE
Polybrominated diphenyl ether
PFAS
Perfl uoroalkylated substances
PFOA
Perfl uorooctanoic acid
PFOS
Perfl uorooctane sulphonate
PNS
Post-normal science
PSSA
Particularly sensitive sea area
RACs
Regional Advisory Councils, e.g. the Baltic Sea (BS) RAC
REACH
Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals – the EU chemicals regulation
RISKGOV
Environmental Risk Governance of the Baltic Sea (Research
Project within BONUS+)
SEPA
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
STECF
Scientifi c, Technical, and Economic Committee for Fisheries
Abbreviations