Update and consider including monitoring requirements for fish communities in accordance with HELCOM standards in the State Environmental Monitoring Programme and monitoring in the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea.

Carry out a study to assess whether the exploitation intensity of fish populations used in the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea is within safe biological limits and to adjust the commercial fishing pressure in the Curonian Lagoon and the coastal waters of the Baltic Sea as necessary.

Carry out an assessment of the extent of the impact of static nets on seabirds and mammals and propose to the Ministry of Agriculture that fisheries regulatory measures should be introduced to prevent or reduce these effects.

Improve the system for the response to pollution incidents in the Baltic Sea by procuring the necessary equipment and facilities/upgrading equipment to deal with pollution incidents in the Baltic Sea.

Ratify and implement the 2000 Protocol on preparedness, action and cooperation in the event of pollution incidents by hazardous and noxious substances (OPRC/HNS 2000) and develop a national response system to pollution by dangerous substances.