Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment

The Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment, Havsmiljöinstitutet, is a national data centre for interdisciplinary analysis and synthesis. On the government’s behalf, we provide a coherent description of the environmental status of the seas around Sweden.

The Institute’s activities are based on collaboration among four universities: Umeå University, Stockholm University, Linnaeus University and University of Gothenburg. By participating in relevant research and development projects, the Institute works to ensure that current research results are applied in managing the sea. We help making best possible knowledge available for decisions on marine management.

European Maritime Day 20-22nd May 2012

Since 2008, the annual conference European Maritime Day, with a broad focus on marine issues, is held somewhere in Europe. The event is an initiative from the European Commission. This years conference is arranged by the Swedish government, Region Västra Götaland and City of Gothenburg. The conference will be a meeting for everyone who works with the oceans in one way or the other - whether it is in business, research, education or in a NGO.

Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment participates on the  Stakeholder Day of the conference (22nd May), with the workshop "Marine spatial planning for ecosystem-based management: achievements and challenges requiring science-policy collaboration ". Read the full programme.

The whole conference is a free of charge event. However, for security reasons registration to get access to the conference area is required. Please register here.

Towards more sustainable fisheries? How to get incentives right.

On April 25 the Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment, together with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, hosted a panel discussion at the European Parliament in Brussels on the use of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ incentives for sustainable fisheries.

Read more and listen to the discussion