• ECODUMP
Recent activities of ports in South Baltic region require regular maintenance of operational depths in navigational areas and fairways. Development and maintenance of new ports will imply dredging of several million m3 of sediments in coming years. Although different handling methods of dredged materials are already available in Baltic Sea region existing legal regulations of several countries allow to deposit non-contaminated dredged sediments at special dumping sites, located in marine areas, which seems to be only a cost-effective, but not beneficial, handling alternative. There are more than 20 such dumping sites in the South-Eastern Baltic Sea. It is well recognized that disposal of dredged sediments may not only cause harm to the marine environment, but also disrupt sediment transport patterns in coastal zones. The later issue is particularly sensitive for the SE part of the Baltic sea, which suffers from the lack of sediments participating in natural sediments exchange processes. Scatter of the dumped matter and its impact to ecosystem is not enough investigated. The project plans, as a course of action, to establish proper management of existing dumping sites, to develop new ecosystem based principles for location of the new sites, to test the developed methodology in the pilot area of the Sventoji port in Lithuania and to make recommendation to HELCOM on how to locate, monitor and manage the new dumping sites.

News

Guideline for the location of new dumping sites using ecosystem based approach

Guideline for the location of new dumping sites using ecosystem based approach

2015 08 28

The PDF document is now available.
Monitoring and control programme of dumping sites

Monitoring and control programme of dumping sites

2015 08 28

The PDF document is now available.
Newsletter (Nr. 3)

Newsletter (Nr. 3)

2014 12 17

The project newsleter is now available.
Final cross-border dissemination event in Lithuania

Final cross-border dissemination event in Lithuania

2014 12 01

The 3rd cross-border dissemination event of the ECODUMP project was hosted by project Lead partner (Klaipeda University, KU) in the Conference Hall of „Gabija“ hotel (Vytauto str. 40/S.Dariaus S.Girėno str. 2, Palanga, Lithuania).

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Additional sampling of bottom sediments completed by Klaipeda University in Lithuanian territorial waters of the Baltic Sea

Additional sampling of bottom sediments completed by Klaipeda University in Lithuanian territorial waters of the Baltic Sea

2014 07 21

On 10-11th of June 2014 scientific staff from Klaipeda University carried detailed sediment sampling in Lithuanian Baltic Sea waters.

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Second cross-border dissemination event of the ECODUMP successfully hosted in Poland

Second cross-border dissemination event of the ECODUMP successfully hosted in Poland

2013 12 16

Another cross-border dissemination event on "Management of dredged material and offshore dumping sites in SE Baltic region" was hosted by project partner MIG in Gdansk (Poland) on 11th of December 2013.

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