The dioxin problem of Baltic herring will be explored in a workshop on the 16th and 17th of February 2016 in Copenhagen. Approximately 15 stakeholders representing the fishing industry, environmental non-governmental organizations, consumers, administration, herring fisheries and dioxin experts, and other relevant interest groups from Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Denmark have been personally invited to participate.

The purpose of the workshop is first to discuss implications of dioxins to the herring fishing industry, the consumption of herring, and public health, and to elaborate future prospects for the herring fishing sector.

Second, alternative objectives, or desirable future states, for the herring fishing sector are defined, and actions to reach them are determined. Special interest is paid to potential changes in the uses of herring that might come up if dioxins in the fish are reduced.

The detailed agenda of the workshop can be found here

On 1-2 December 2015, Päivi Haapasaari presented the GOHERR project in the Kick off conference of the eight BONUS sustainable ecosystem services projects, and in a BONUS Information event for the European community, in the Madou Plaza Tower, Brussels.  The Kick off conference brought together BONUS project coordinators and other project team members from a total of 26 BONUS projects, and members of the BONUS Steering Committee and the Advisory Board. The Information event showcased the impact, value and relevance of the whole BONUS programme for approximately 100 participants, including representatives from the Commission Services, the European Parliament, country offices and other. The GOHERR Kick off presentation can be found here and the Information event presentation here.