The action includes: a) Preparation of rescue plans for oily animals for Pomeranian Voivodeship, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and West Pomeranian Voivodeship .; b) Regular updating of plans for both voivodeships based on the latest available substantive knowledge and detailed cooperation arrangements between entities responsible for helping oily animals; c) Organization of regular exercises in communication between the responsible entities and in carrying out a rescue operation for oily animals on the coast, at least once a year / two years. As part of the action, the best national and international knowledge and experience should be used, as well as helpful documents such as """"The rules for helping oily animals in the central Baltic Sea"""" """"(WWF Polska, 2014).

1. Adaptation of the obligation to introduce a monitoring system on board fishing boats in order to obtain information on by-catch of cetaceans in the fishery potentially in line with the Baltic Sea conditions, ie introducing a monitoring requirement for vessels less than 15 m in overall length hazardous to these animals. 2. Development of a methodology for dedicated monitoring of the by-catch of birds and marine mammals, which would be implemented independently of the WPZDR and under a separate / additional budget. It is assumed that the starting point for work on the methodology will be the experience from the pilot program from 2014-2017. The developed monitoring methodology should include in particular: determination of the reference fleet to be monitored, determination of the% of the fishing effort and monitoring frequency. 3. Taking initiatives at the HELCOM forum to develop and implement, if not identical, then comparable methodologies for monitoring by-catch by the other Baltic States. 4. Conducting, as part of a pilot project, a project consisting in the development and testing of remote electronic monitoring (REM) methods of catches, carried out by vessels typical for Polish Baltic fisheries. 5. Implementation of a dedicated program for monitoring the by-catch of birds and marine mammals, the results of which can be reliably extrapolated to the entire fishing effort in the Polish maritime areas to obtain the probable mortality of individual species in absolute numbers. Due to the potentially significant costs of such monitoring, it is initially assumed that it would be carried out every 2-4 years. 6. Modification, if necessary, of the monitoring of wintering sea birds so that it also results in estimates of the absolute number of individual species in the Polish maritime areas. 7. Increasing the awareness of fishing communities (workshops, leaflets) about the importance of marine mammals for the Baltic Sea ecosystem and including them in the activities related to the collection of data on by-catch of these animals. 8. The operation after implementation would be continued in the following years.

In a modified form, the activity consists in research and development, the aim of which will be to develop ready-to-implement fishing gear, which on the one hand will be an attractive alternative to traditional gear in terms of fishing efficiency, and on the other hand will be safe for marine mammals and birds and resistant to seal attacks. The measure should be implemented in the form of 1 to 3 research and development projects. The implementation of tests by more than one center should contribute to the achievement of the goal by increasing the variety of prototypes developed and ready for implementation.

After the modification, the action consists in introducing corrections to the spatial development plans of sea areas, eliminating the shortcomings described in the column """"The essence of the problem"""". In particular, the following changes are proposed: Szczecin Lagoon: 14.S reservoir: for submarines 14.1, 14.2, 14.3 introduce the following arrangement: """" implementation of ports and marinas and construction of new tourist infrastructure elements, such as: houses on the water, water tram stops, viewing terraces, piers, piers, piers, slips, permanent berths for tourist units are allowed only in places meeting the requirements of maintaining the proper state of the shore protection system, without rushes before the plan comes into force and devoid of vascular submerged vegetation. 19.S reservoir: for sub-basins 19.2 and 19.3 prohibit the construction of ports, marinas and elements of tourist infrastructure due to the presence of forested buildings distant from the areas and unsupported shore; for submenu 19.1, introduce the following statement: """" the construction of ports and marinas and the construction of new tourist infrastructure elements, such as: houses on the water, water tram stops, viewing terraces, piers, piers, piers, slipways, permanent berths for tourist units is allowed only in places meeting the requirements for maintaining the proper state of the coastal protection system, without rushes prior to the entry into force of the plan and without vascular submerged vegetation. """" Water reservoir 27: for sub-basins 27.1, 27.2, 27.3, 27.4, introduce the following arrangement: """" implementation of ports and marinas and construction of new tourist infrastructure elements, such as: houses on the water, water tram stops, observation decks, piers, piers, piers, slips, permanent berths for tourist units are allowed only in places meeting the requirements of maintaining the proper state of the coastal protection system, without rushes before the plan becomes effective and devoid of vascular submerged vegetation. """" Reservoir 59.R, 63.R: in those basins with a natural littoral area and usually adjacent to uninvested areas, full discretion was left to assess whether investments in the coastal zone / littoral zone will pose a threat to the natural values 35.W - despite the protective provisions in the text, the drawing shows the possibility of destroying the natural shore at a distance of about 1.5 km, in the vicinity of the Karsiborskie Paprocie reserve, whose unique natural values ??depend, among others, on from the preservation of natural water conditions. Kamienski Lagoon: 1.R - ??in sub-quote 1.4, tourist infrastructure in natural littoral with a wide strip of reeds is allowed, in the absence of existing buildings in the vicinity 10.S - outside the basin 10.1, tourist infrastructure is allowed in mostly intact littoral, with little development in the neighborhood 17.R - in sub-quote 17.1, mostly intact littoral tourist infrastructure was allowed, with a negligible degree of buildings in the neighborhood 21.S - in a body of water with a natural littoral with a wide strip of rushes, there is only """"a ban on the construction of new tourist infrastructure elements, such as: houses on the water, water tram stops, viewing terraces"""", but there is no ban on the construction of ports, marinas, jetties, etc. Such a provision may lead to the conclusion, by analogy to the provisions in other waters, that since ports, harbors, piers, etc. have not been listed, their construction is permissible 23.S - in a water with an almost intact littoral with a wide strip of rushes, there is only """"a ban on building new tourist infrastructure elements, such as: houses on the water, water tram stops, viewing terraces"""", but there is no ban on building ports, marinas, jetties, etc. .. Such provisions may lead to the conclusion, by analogy with the provisions in other waters, that since ports, harbors, piers, etc. have not been listed, their construction is permissible. Vistula Lagoon: Thanks to the provision that the function of """"shore protection"""" includes """"the prohibition of destroying reeds, which constitute a natural protection against the damaging effects of undulations"""" and extending the shore protection function as the basic one to the vast majority of reeds not included in the basic function """"protection of the environment and nature"""", the draft plan provides generally a very high degree of protection of the key biodiversity of the littoral zone. However, here is an exception: - in the 38th water basin, liquidation of reed beds for the needs of tourism, sports and recreation has been allowed, along a section of approx. 2.7 km, adjacent to undeveloped areas of very doubtful suitability for construction (drained wet meadows).

After the modification, the action will consist in the development, adoption and implementation of solutions for phosphorus fertilization, analogous to solutions for nitrogen fertilization, contained in the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of February 12, 2020 on the adoption of the """"Action Program to reduce water pollution with nitrates from agricultural sources and the prevention of further pollution """""""". To enable this, it is necessary to amend Chapter 4 of the Water Law Act of July 20, 2017, so that this chapter applies not only to nitrates, but all forms of nitrogen and phosphorus. After the amendment to the law and the inclusion of the relevant delegation in it, the current regulation on the adoption of the """"Program of measures to reduce water pollution by nitrates from agricultural sources and the prevention of further pollution"""" """"with an analogous regulation on"""" """"the Program of measures to reduce pollution of waters with nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural sources """""""". After the new regulations enter into force, their implementation will be the responsibility of farms, and control - of the Agency for Modernization and Restructuring of Agriculture (ARiMR)

According to the 2020 nitrate program, it is assumed that by the end of 2021 all farms> 210 LU and by the end of 2024 all other farms will be equipped with infrastructure to store liquid manure for at least 6 months, and solid manure - for a period of at least 5 months.

The modified action will consist in the development and dissemination of training materials on the optimization of the functioning of municipal sewage treatment plants, especially in the context of nutrient removal. The materials will present knowledge about the physical, biological and chemical foundations of wastewater treatment processes, the theoretical foundations for the optimization of wastewater treatment processes in terms of nutrient removal and saving energy and chemicals, available technical solutions for wastewater treatment plants of various types and sizes, and the ecological and economic effects of implementing such solutions. The aim of the trainings will be to encourage entities to take actions to optimize the operation of the sewage treatment plant, including using the support of environmental protection funds in this regard. As part of the action, first of all, tools using the Internet should be used, such as a PDF manual, training videos, webinars or filmed lectures, although traditional training is also possible. The action should be addressed to the operators of municipal sewage treatment plants, with an emphasis on smaller sewage treatment plants. It is assumed that information about the action will reach at least the treatment plants included in The National Program for Urban Wastewater Treatment (NPUWWT). In terms of disseminating and identifying nodal topics, the action should be implemented in close cooperation / through existing industry forums (Izba Gospodarcza Polskich Wodociagów, forum dyskusyjne Wodociagów Polskich, Stowarzyszenie Eksploatatorów Obiektów Gospodarki Wodno-Sciekowej) and local government (Zwiazek Miast Polskich, Zwiazek Gmin Wiejskich RP). Thus, the elements of the action concerning the appointment of the technical assistance team and the dedicated program of financial support for the modernization of control systems were abandoned. It was considered that these elements could be implemented within the framework of market mechanisms (technical assistance) and available financial support mechanisms for the wastewater management sector. Elements related to changes in the method of calculation of fees have been transferred to a separate, new measure.

After modification, the action includes: 1) Introduction to Chapter 2 of Chapter V of the Water Law Act of the obligation to maintain the highest achievable water level in the drainage ditches, allowing for agrotechnical treatments on drained soils 2) Introduction to Chapter 2, Chapter V of the Water Law, of the prohibition of deepening and cleaning of ditches where there is no possibility of damming water 3) Introduction to section XII of the Water Law Act of sanctions for violating the provisions referred to in items 1) and 2) above 4) Development of guidelines for water management on drained lands, with particular emphasis on hydrogenic lands; These guidelines will, in particular, contain the rules for regulating the water level, taking into account the diversity of soil conditions, the water needs of crops and grasslands, the nature and timing of hydrotechnical treatments and the variability of weather conditions, and the method of using information from monitoring and drought forecasts in the management of damming devices (ultimately the guidelines may be adopted in the form of a regulation) 5) Implementation of the guidelines in relation to water facilities under the management of State Water Holding Polish Waters or other state or local administration bodies, and in relation to water facilities of the State Forests, provided that they affect agricultural land 6) Use of the guidelines by State Water Holding Polish Waters to assess the proper management of water facilities by other entities 7) Successive changes to the existing water-law permits in line with the changes in the Water Law

After the modification, the action will consist in building a sense of responsibility for the environment among farmers by transferring knowledge about the importance and nature of the conflict at the interface between agriculture and the environment from various perspectives - from the global perspective to the agricultural farm perspective. The transferred knowledge should include, inter alia: - historical outline of the conflict in the context of the growing population of the planet and intensification of agriculture, - fields of conflict and the nature of pressures and influences, including, inter alia, expansion of agricultural land at the expense of natural ecosystems, irrigation and shrinkage of water resources, fertilization and eutrophication, pesticides and their health and population effects in nature and in humans, greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, odor emissions and their impact on human well-being, - examples of the current fields of conflict from Poland, including the disappearance of many habitats and species associated with the traditional agricultural landscape (bog grasslands, peat bogs, orchid meadows, butterflies, amphibians, etc.), deterioration of the avifauna of agricultural areas, liquidation of swamps, ponds, mid-field trees, effects concentration of agricultural production in the form of """""""" basins """""""" of industrial farms, specific examples and statistical data on the share of agriculture in the eutrophication of surface waters and terrestrial habitats (forests, peatlands, grasslands, etc.) and in greenhouse gas emissions, - methods of reducing the impact of agriculture applied on farms and beyond. First of all, training materials (lesson plans, presentations, pdf brochures, films, etc.) will be developed for both advisers / trainers and farmers. The next two-day training for advisers / trainers will be carried out. It is initially assumed that approximately 1,000 people will be trained in 16 voivodships. Dissemination of knowledge among farmers will take place through several channels: - webcasted workshops / trainings (initially assumed about 50 meetings a year for 4 years, about 4,000 participants on site and several dozen thousand online), - educational and information materials published on the CDR and WODR websites (brochures, films, presentations, etc.), - personal contacts between advisers and farmers as part of the provision of individual services.

Appointment by the minister responsible for water management, with the participation of Polish Waters and the minister responsible for environmental protection, of an independent team of experts who, in cooperation with the environmental protection services of the plants, will present feasible proposals for reducing nitrogen emissions to water. Preparation of a report on the technical and economic feasibility of reducing nitrogen emissions with sewage discharged from chemical plants in Pulawy, Tarnów, Chorzów, Kedzierzyn and Wloclawek. The report should include, inter alia: - analysis of existing production processes, - analysis of existing techniques and solutions to reduce nitrogen emissions to water, including technological calculations to identify weaknesses and elements where improvement is possible, - identification as well as technical and economic analysis of possible improvements and technological changes in production processes as well as in wastewater treatment processes, - recommended ways to reduce nitrogen emissions from wastewater discharged from plants.

The action includes: a) the development of plans to combat petroleum pollution at sea shore, taking into account: - identification of hazards related to pollution by petroleum-derived substances and other dangerous substances on the sea shore in terms of threats to the marine and terrestrial environment, - procedures for initiating, notifying and carrying out pollution response actions at seaside, - the rules of cooperation between the services responsible for carrying out the action. b) the organisation of regular exercises in communication and anti-pollution operations.

After modification, the action will include: - construction of a new, multi-purpose anti-pollution vessel (successor to m / s Kapitan Poinc), - modernization of the existing ship (m / s Czeslaw II) - purchase of an automatic system for collecting pollutants from the water surface, - purchase of 4 - 5 boats to combat pollution in shallow and sheltered waters.

The WWF has been running the web fishing programme since 2011. Research institutions and fishing organisations are involved in this type of activities. However, there is still a lack of a systemic approach and the actions taken are carried out on too small a scale. In 2019, the MARELITT Baltic project was completed, which developed m.in best practices for abandoned fishing gear and its disposal. The action will consist in the continuation of work related to the fishing of nets in cooperation with fisheries associations with financial support from external funds on the model of the Operational Programme """"Fisheries and Sea"""" for the years 2014-2020. The action will include the financing and organisation of actions to retrieve lost fishing gear. In order to make the most of the experience and conclusions of the MARELITT project presented in the document """"The Baltic sea blueprint"""", including m.in recommendations aimed at facilitating the removal of fishing nets: - Provision of reception facilities in fishing ports, including separate containers or storage facilities for used or fishfish caught from the sea. - Provision of pre-processing sites in fishing ports where nets can be dismantled and large objects and lead links removed. - Carry out regular collection 2-4 times a year, depending on the volume of waste in the form of nets fished from the sea, along the coast in each country, from port to port, in order to minimize collection costs and avoid empty transports. - Establish a sorting system from existing waste sorting companies to enable the disposal of nets removed from the sea. - Supporting alternative treatment technologies in existing incineration or other rendering plants, e.g. steam reforming or pyrolysis used for electronic and hospital waste, which can also process spectrum networks. Inclusion in the competition regulations under EU funds and national measures of recommendations from the environmental impact assessment carried out as part of the MARELITT Baltic project (regarding the method of catching waste – lost or otherwise lost fishing nets). We also propose to add a provision on the exclusion of Natura 2000 sites from the scope of operation and to carry out an analysis of areas to be designated for the action of catching lost fishing gear, i.e. recognition of waste accumulation areas in accordance with the methodology from the MARELITT Baltic project. In order to obtain uniform, consistent data allowing for analysis, it is proposed to establish a requirement to report the results of actions to retrieve lost fishing gear - type of net, location, etc.

The measure consists in extending the information reported to the ICES database with other sources of impulse noise, in addition to the data from maritime proving grounds reported since 2014. Data on works performed at sea that generate impulse noise, i.e. seismic surveys, piling, and sonar tests, which are reported to the Naval Hydrographic Office / Director of the competent Maritime Office, should be submitted annually to the minister responsible for maritime economy. The date and manner of data transfer should be agreed directly with the authority responsible for data reporting. Then, the full scope of reporting sources of impulse noise in Polish maritime areas should be implemented, which should include the above-mentioned sources. The method of reporting should be in accordance with the guidelines of the ninth working meeting of the HELOCM Pressure group (PRESSURE 9-2018) of October 10-12, 2018. """""""" Updated HELCOM reporting format to the register of occurrence of impulsive noise events """"

Noise maps should be developed periodically, preferably within the framework of the Baltic cooperation. Currently, the mapping mechanism is being developed under the cooperation of HELCOM and ICES with the participation of representatives of the Member States. Poland, represented by the Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection, will support activities at the HELCOM level by continuing continuous noise monitoring and transferring recorded data to the database developed by ICES.

In accordance with Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L ..., p. EU L 155 12.06.2019, pp. 1-19): 'Microplastics do not fall directly within the scope of this Directive, but contribute to increasing marine litter and the Union should therefore adopt a comprehensive approach to this problem. The Union should encourage all manufacturers to strictly limit the amount of microplastics (microparticles) in their products."""" In 2019, the European Chemicals Agency proposed to ban the use in production of any microplastics added to cosmetics, paints, detergents and almost all other consumer and commercial products in which they are used to fill, bind, coat, absorb, concentrate, abrasion or control the release of medicines or pesticides. According to estimates, the introduction of such a ban may result in a reduction of 10,000 to 60,000 tons of plastic entering the environment each year (source: https://eeb.org/eu-microplastics-ban-set-to-make-a-growing-problem-worse/). Microbeads used in cosmetics, however, are even smaller and sometimes even less than 1m. It is recommended that Poland actively act on the European forum towards the introduction of regulations prohibiting the use of m.in in fertilizers, cleaning products and cosmetics not only micro, but also nanoparticles (nanoparticles) from plastics. Work on EU regulations in this area has been ongoing for a long time, but it has been met with pressure from interest groups to ban only microparticles. Such a solution will not solve the problem, but will even exacerbate it, because it will provide an incentive for the industry to replace microparticles with even more difficult to eliminate from the environment, because much smaller nanoparticles. The active participation of Polish in the EU structures will contribute to the creation of solutions in accordance with national regulations and expectations resulting from environmental protection, with a compromise on the part of manufacturers / suppliers of preparations containing microbeads.

The action will consist in creating the best guidelines, i.e. developing technical and organizational methods for reducing impulse noise associated with the disposal of explosive charges. Domestic and foreign practices will be analyzed in this respect, e.g. methods consisting in deliberately frightening animals, deflagration of cargo, extraction and transport of cargo for disposal on land training grounds, the use of air curtains, as well as the possibility of limiting the number of days a year in which marine life is exposed to impulsive noise generated as a result of the disposal of explosives. Detailed guidelines and procedures will then be implemented by entities involved in the disposal of explosives at sea.

The action will consist in creating the best guidelines, i.e. developing technical and organizational methods for reducing impulse noise related to the neutralization of explosives. Domestic and foreign practices will be analyzed in this respect, e.g. methods consisting in intentional scaring of animals, deflagration of loads, extraction and transport of loads in order to neutralize them on land training grounds, the use of air curtains, as well as the possibility of limiting the number of days a year in which marine life is exposed to impulsive noise generated as a result of neutralizing explosives.Detailed guidelines and procedures will be then implemented by the Armed units Forces from thw Republic of Poland and other units dealing with the neutralization of explosives at sea.

In order to protect porpoises and grey seals in the Baltic Sea, underwater noise restrictions should be introduced in NATURA 2000 areas where these animals are protected. Natura 2000 areas where porpoises are protected include: Bay of Puck and Hel Peninsula PLH220032, Ostoja na Zatoka Pomorskiej PLH 990002, Ostoja Slowinska PLH 220023 and Wolin and Uznam PLH 320019. On the other hand, Natura 2000 areas in which the grey seal is protected include those mentioned above for porpoises and: the Vistula Lagoon and the Vistula Spit PLH280007, Ostoja in the Vistula Estuary PLH220044 and Trzebiatowsko-Kolobrzeski Coastal Belt PLH320017. 1. On the basis of the latest available literature, thresholds for impulse noise, behavioural response of animals and hearing impairment shall be defined, which should not be exceeded in Natura 2000 sites for marine mammals protected by the site. Underwater noise levels should be safe at the Natura 2000 border. For marine mammals, the absolute minimum is to take into account the temporary shift of the threshold of audibility (TTS) at the borders of Natura 2000 sites so that the underwater noise level is safe for these animals. For porpoises, the threshold for temporary shift of the threshold of audibility (TTS) due to the pulse noise dose is the level of exposure to SEL sound with the function of frequency weighting according to susceptibility to noise-induced hearing damage of the porpoise: 140 dB re. 1 µPa2s, and for seals with frequency weighing function for pinnipeds 170 dB re. 1 µPa2s (NMFS, 2018, National Marine Fisheries Service, Technical Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing: Underwater Acoustic Thresholds for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-OPR-59, 178 p.: U.S. Dept. of Commer., NOAA 2018). Seals are less susceptible to noise-induced hearing damage than porpoises (they have higher noise thresholds), so in Natura 2000 areas where both species are protected, the porpoise criterion should be applied. However, it should be sought that Natura 2000 sites, as specially protected, have stricter criteria than TTS, if not at the level of behavioural response, then between this level and TTS. 2. Noise thresholds shall be used in environmental impact assessments of a project. EIA reports should be carried out for all offshore works that result in high levels of sound sources (for this purpose, the possibility of revising and updating types of projects that may always have a significant impact on the environment should be analysed) and should compulsorily include modelling of underwater noise propagation taking into account the unique characteristics of the project (e.g. location, level and spectrum of the sound source). 3. In addition, it is suggested to use the """"soft start"""" procedure for piling and seismic tests for 30 minutes. This procedure consists of a gradual increase in noise intensity in order to allow the animals to move away from the area of work. Another proposal is to establish a Marine Observer of Mammals and Seabirds (MMSO), which continuously observes animals during seismic surveys. 4. In addition, Natura 2000 sites should introduce limits on the maximum speed of passing ships, as well as a ban on scooters entering, thereby reducing noise emissions into their environment. Moreover, it would reduce the risk of these animals colliding with ships. The proposed noise exposure criteria values are based on the updated General Recommendation of the United States National Agency for the Management of National Marine Resources (NMFS). This agency has set thresholds for permanent and temporary hearing damage to marine mammals due to exposure to impulse noise, based on literature data

The action will consist in developing a concept for strengthening marine protected areas, meeting the objectives of the EU's 2030 biodiversity strategy. The natural legitimacy and socio-economic feasibility will be analysed, as well as the expected natural benefits and socio-economic impacts of the various options for extending the coverage of protected areas and creating strict or near-strict protection areas. As part of the action, a broad public consultation of the concept will be carried out. The concept will be the starting point for possible subsequent decisions on this matter

The aim of the action is to improve the protection of marine Natura 2000 sites and other marine and coastal forms of nature conservation by raising the ecological awareness of coastal communities, raising the necessary detailed knowledge of key stakeholder groups, including representatives and officials of local governments, fishermen, farmers, representatives of the tourism sector and local environmental organisations, and constructive dialogue with such groups, aimed at to increase public acceptance of the necessary measures to protect biodiversity. In accordance with the above objective, the action should include two parallel elements, i.e.: – an educational campaign addressed to a wide range of recipients, such as coastal communities and seaside tourists, - activities focused on strengthening the knowledge of key stakeholder groups and dialogue with them.

The action will consist of: 1) introduction by the minister competent for the environment of an amendment to the regulation on the establishment of a species list of game animals, consisting in the deletion of blackhead and head 2) introduction by the minister competent for the environment of an amendment to the regulation on the species protection of animals, consisting in the addition of blackhead and headfish in Appendix No. 1 as species under strict protection.

Postponement of the start of hunting from 15 August to 1 September in the Regulation of the Minister of Climate and Environment of 24 June 2021 amending the Regulation on determining hunting periods for wild game animals (Journal of Laws, item 1244)

The action consists in conducting a detailed analysis of costs and technical and economic effects of increasing the requirements for phosphorus reduction in wastewater treatment plants and developing assumptions for an appropriate amendment to the regulation of the Minister Gospodarki Morskiej i Zeglugi Sródladowej of July 12, 2019 on substances particularly harmful to the environment water and the conditions to be met when discharging sewage into waters or ground, as well as when discharging rainwater or snowmelt into waters or into water facilities (Dz. U. poz. 1311). The solution to change the charging system for wastewater discharge will also be analyzed in such a way that in a typical municipal treatment plant, the amount of fees is determined not by biological oxygen demand (BOD) or the total suspension, as is the case so far, but by phosphorus or possibly nitrogen. Assumptions for legal changes enabling the implementation of this solution will be developed. Initial estimates suggest that chemical precipitation with commonly available coagulants could reduce the phosphorus load from wastewater treatment plants by about 1100 tons of P per year. The use of this potential would be in line with the recommendation 28E / 5 of HELCOM of November 15, 2007, which, according to the updated Baltic Sea Action Plan, is to be further tightened. It is assumed that the analysis and draft changes to the regulations will be made in the current planning cycle, and the legal changes will enter into force after 2027.

The measure consists in differentiating the increased fees for the discharge of biogens from sewage treatment plants. It is necessary to amend the annex to the regulation of the Rada Ministrów of 27 December 2017 on establishing increased fees for exceeding the conditions for discharging sewage into waters or into the ground (Dz. U. poz. 2501).

The aim of the activity is to identify the situation in Poland through the implementation of the project, including: - selection of several dozen catchments of combined sewerage, located in several cities and representing a representative sample reflecting the differences in the size of sewage systems, as well as topographic and climatic conditions in Poland, as well as differentiation in terms of groundwater level and technical condition of the network, - an overview of the techniques used in the world for monitoring storm surges, - examining the frequency and volume of discharges and their dependence on rainfall and thaw, - examination of the composition of the discharged sewage, including concentration of suspended solids, BOD5, COD, total nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen, nitric nitrogen, total phosphorus and phosphate phosphorus, heavy metals (Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Cr) and persistent organic pollutants ( PBDE, heptachlor, benzo-a-pyrene), - analysis of the dependence of the composition of wastewater on such variables as the nature and size of the catchment area as well as the duration and intensity of rainfall, - estimation of the size of loads discharged by storm overflows on a Polish scale. In addition, as part of the action, a strategic document will be developed, presenting the possibilities of limiting the impact of storm overflows on the environment and outlining the directions of legal and technical actions in the field of storm overflow management, if such actions prove to be justified in the light of the analyzes carried out.

The aim of the activity is to identify the situation in Poland through the implementation of the project, including: - selection of several dozen catchments of combined sewerage, located in several cities and representing a representative sample reflecting the differences in the size of sewage systems, as well as topographic and climatic conditions in Poland, as well as differentiation in terms of groundwater level and technical condition of the network, - an overview of the techniques used in the world for monitoring storm surges, - examining the frequency and volume of discharges and their dependence on rainfall and thaw, - examining the composition of the discharged sewage, including suspension concentrations, biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, total phosphorus and phosphate phosphorus, heavy metals (Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn , Cu, Cr) and persistent organic pollutants (PBDE, heptachlor, benzo-a-pyrene), - analysis of the dependence of the composition of wastewater on such variables as the nature and size of the catchment area as well as the duration and intensity of rainfall, - estimation of the size of loads discharged by storm overflows on a Polish scale. In addition, as part of the action, a strategic document will be developed, presenting the possibilities of limiting the impact of storm overflows on the environment and outlining the directions of legal and technical actions in the field of storm overflow management, if such actions prove to be justified in the light of the analyzes carried out.

The action will consist in developing a nutrient reduction strategy, the main objectives of which will be as follows: Mid-term goals (to be achieved in 2030-2036): - reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loads from Poland to the Baltic Sea to the level required by the updated Baltic Sea Action Plan of 2021, - eliminate the exceedance of the permissible nutrient concentrations in inland waters. Long-term goals (to be achieved after 2036): - achieve good status of marine waters in terms of eutrophication and non-eutrophication biological indicators, - achieve good status of inland waters with regard to eutrophication indicators and eutrophication-dependent biological indicators. The strategy should provide for such new measures that will make it possible to achieve the goals assuming full implementation of other measures included in the update of the Sea Water Protection Plan, related to the reduction of nutrients. It is initially anticipated that the full implementation of the strategy will enable: - reduction of nitrogen loads from agricultural sources by approx. 43 thousand tonnes compared to 2018, - reduction of phosphorus loads by about 4.1 thousand tonnes compared to 2018, including about 1.1 thous. tonnes from sewage management and about 3.0 thous. tons from agriculture. In order to achieve the set goals, the strategy will propose both national measures (e.g. generally applicable legal changes) and measures at the local level, in particular in the jcwp catchment area. An institutional, legal and financial framework will be proposed to enable effective implementation of measures at the local level (the bodies of surface water catchments), primarily in those bodies of surface water catchments where exceedances of nutrient concentrations are recorded. The strategy will also propose mechanisms of detailed planning and implementation of activities within individual catchments of the bodies of surface water so as to ensure the optimization of their effectiveness in terms of the amount of reduction and economic efficiency of nutrient reduction. It is assumed that these planning mechanisms will include an accurate diagnosis of the catchment characteristics of the bodies of surface water and detailed monitoring and balancing of nutrients according to their sources. Such an approach will enable the actual optimization of the scale, location and nature of protective measures. It is also expected that the local planning mechanisms proposed in the strategy will take into account the participation in the planning process of stakeholders, i.e. primarily owners and users of agricultural land and animal farms, but also e.g. operators of sewage treatment plants and aquaculture facilities as well as forest managers and operators of drainage networks. The strategy will review and analyze the suitability, including legal, technical and economic feasibility, of the widest possible range of measures to reduce nutrient inputs into waters, in particular from agricultural sources. The measures that have not been used so far, such as the purchase of land for buffer zones, technologies for removing nutrients from water courses, etc., will also be analyzed. The strategy will present the mechanisms of centralized collection, processing and public disclosure of data, in particular on nutrients in the environment, including in particular data on nutrient abundance in soils and on nutrient concentrations in groundwater. Such a system, which uses, inter alia, data from tests performed for the purposes of fertilization plans, will greatly facilitate and reduce the costs of planning protective measures. The strategy will analyze the legal, technical and financial feasibility of such a system. The strategy should enable the free application at the level of the jcwp catchment area of ??the widest possible range of measures aimed at reducing nutrient runoff from agricultural areas and increasing nutrient retention in watercourses and lakes, including through lake reclamation.

The action consists in: - introduction of a general obligation to use soil application in the case of fertilizing arable land with slurry, - making a distinction between the liquid manure and the fertilizers obtained by separating the liquid manure into a solid and liquid fraction. The first of the above changes will reduce nitrogen losses in the form of ammonia volatilized into the atmosphere, and thus will create conditions for optimizing the use of nitrogen contained in the slurry. At the same time, the popularization of soil application of slurry will significantly reduce the odor nuisance of slurry fertilization, and thus - the conflict of animal husbandry. The amendment is proposed to be introduced by a regulation amending the regulation on the """"nitrates program"""". Appropriate transition periods should be included in the legislation so as to allow farms to retrofit the appropriate equipment. It is proposed that for farms with an area of ??more than 100 ha, this period should be 3 years, and for other farms - 5 years. The second of the changes will serve as an impulse to promote the separation of slurry, as well as further processing and packaging of the solid fraction obtained in this way. The separation of the slurry into a solid and liquid fraction involves a simultaneous significant degree of phosphorus and nitrogen separation. Since phosphorus is in excess in relation to nitrogen in slurry and in other animal fertilizers, its separation with the solid fraction will prevent excessive accumulation of this element in the fields. and will enable the application of this very valuable fertilizing ingredient where it is actually needed. Such rationalization of the approach to slurry is the simplest step towards nutrient recycling promoted by HELCOM, among others. The current lack of distinction in the regulations between slurry and its separation products means that the solid fraction rich in phosphorus and convenient even for long-distance transport is subject to the same restrictions in storage and use as non-separated slurry, which means that the separation technology is spreading very slowly in Poland . The discussed change should be introduced by redrafting of the Act of 10 July 2007 on fertilizers and fertilization (Dz. U. 2021, poz. 76).

The action consists in introducing an absolute requirement to limit in forests within a distance of 40 m from all water cuts to single cuts, both as part of the maintenance and renewal of stands. As a result, the negative impact of cuts on water, consisting in launching processes on exposed areas, will be significantly reduced. accelerated mineralization of organic substances and increased leaching and erosion of water. Permanent change of current practices will require at least the modification of some provisions of the Principles of Silviculture. but in practice it means the possibility of carrying out nest felling, which in the first phase reveal 30% of the area, and in the second - another 70%. and alder forests in the natural state, which in fact is only realized in a little.

The purpose of the action is to give impetus to the development of nutrient recovery from sewage sludge. Research and implementation works on various technologies are carried out around the world, from the recovery of phosphorus from sludge waters, through the recovery of phosphorus directly from sludge, to the recovery of phosphorus from ashes after sludge incineration. Phosphorus is recovered in various forms, the most common being struvite. A number of full-scale installations have already been built. In Poland, the first project of this type is carried out by the Krakow Waterworks. It should be emphasized that the discussed technologies are something fundamentally different from the technologies for the production of mineral-organic fertilizers, which are the result of liming sewage sludge, which are quite common in the country. The action will be of research and development nature and will consist in: - development of a report on the effectiveness, applicability and profitability of phosphorus recovery technologies developed in the world; - implementation of several projects that should lead to the creation of phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge at municipal wastewater treatment plants and, possibly, production lines for fertilizers meeting the conditions of approval for use in agriculture, while efforts should be made to ensure that recovery installations are created in treatment plants representing different sizes and different models of sediment management. It is initially assumed that the constructed installations will correspond to a quarter-technical to pilot scale, and that grants will be awarded to entities representing, on the one hand, sewage treatment plants, and, on the other hand, research and development institutions. There are no restrictions on the streams from which phosphorus is recovered (overflow water, sediment, ash). An element of the action will be a campaign to promote the recovery of nutrients, conducted through various channels through state Water Hoding Polish Waters, sewage treatment plants with pilot installations, as well as industry organizations and platforms (e.g.Izba Gospodarcza Polskich Wodociagów, forum dyskusyjne Wodociagów Polskich, Stowarzyszenie Eksploatatorów Obiektów Gospodarki Wodno-Sciekowej).

The aim of the action is to broaden and disseminate knowledge on the impact of bottom fishing on benthic communities and the circulation of matter, including nutrients, in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. The research program, based on both in situ research and laboratory experiments, should be structured in such a way as to answer at least the following questions: - what is the relationship between the species composition and abundance of benthic communities on the frequency of bottom fishing, - what is the scale of sediment re-suspension as a result of bottom trawling with various types of gear, - what is the scale of the release of organic matter, nutrients and hazardous substances to the water column as a result of bottom trawling with various types of gear (including comparison of the content in the intensively trawled and non-tarred bottom and in the water column above the intensively trawled and non-tarred bottom). The results should concern various types of bottom and trawling depth, representative for the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. In addition, the activity will include a review of the world literature on the impacts of bottom fishing on the marine environment and methods of reducing these impacts. In addition to the strictly scientific and research part, the action will include the development of guidelines for the licensing authority for commercial sea fishing on the regulation of bottom fishing (optimal tools among those already available on the market, permitted frequency of trawling in the same places depending on local conditions, conditions excluding trawling due to the impact on the environment). As part of the action, proposals for indicators to assess features 6 and 7 in high seas should be developed and submitted to the relevant HELCOM groups and the European Commission, unless such indicators are previously agreed internationally.

According to the present state of knowledge (standard data forms), the underwater habitats of Natura 2000 in Polish maritime areas cover 2172 km2, which is 9.6% of Polish maritime areas. In some of these habitats (inundations), bottom trawling is practically not carried out at all. The 3-6 nautical mile coastal strip has been banned from bottom fishing due to the conservation of fish stocks. Thus, the ban would have a real impact on the situation of about 3-5% of the Polish maritime areas, mainly in the TSS """"Slupska Bank"""" and Pomeranian Bay areas. It should be added that, according to HELCOM TSS data, """"Slupska Bank"""" is poorly used by bottom trawls, so the significant area of ??a possible conflict between the protection of biodiversity and fisheries is limited to approx. 600 km2 Pomeranian Bay, ie less than 3% of Polish maritime areas. Pursuant to Art. 11 sec. 1 of the Common Fisheries Policy, Member States are entitled to unilaterally adopt conservation measures for their fishing vessels, but they must agree, first in regional fora, and then apply to the European Commission for measures that would also affect the interests of other countries. Unilateral adoption by Poland of conservation measures, although legally possible, would be unfair to the Polish fisheries sector, and the effectiveness of action would be lower due to the possibility of bottom fishing by other countries. It is also important to raise awareness of the obligations arising from Art. 11 of the CAP and the procedures for establishing Natura 2000 protection plans """"

1. Monitoring by means of photo-traps, live-traps in selected places on the Baltic coast to determine the amount of pressure in connection with the second step of action. 2. Reducing the population of non-native species of land predators - American mink, raccoon dog, raccoon - and, if necessary, the native species - fox. 3. Stabilization of the situation of breeding species on the Polish coast. Increasing reproductive success, reducing predation pressure.

The action involves the preparation of a stocking program with predatory species (pikeperch, pike, eel) for each of the bodies of surface water. Stocking doses and assortment will be determined for each body of surface water. The aim of the activity is biomanipulation leading to the limitation of the expansion of Round Goby and other invasive species of goby in these reservoirs by increasing the pressure of predators on these species (zander and pike feed on adults, and eel can eat goby roe). The results of the project """"Restitution of the key elements of the ecosystem of the Inner Bay of Puck (ZOSTERA)"""", implemented with the use of the Infrastructure and Environment fund, including pike and zander stocking in order to reduce the population of stickleback fish and round goby, will be used. The next task will be to obtain an appropriate amount of stocking material for zander and pike - from spawners from the catchment area of ??rivers flowing into individual transistional water bodies (in order to maintain genetic diversity), as well as eel stocking, and to conduct systematic annual stocking for 5 years. At the same time, registration of fishing and recreational catches of the introduced predatory fish species will be carried out on each of the reservoirs, as well as annual monitoring of the presence of round goby and other invasive goby species. In order to determine the share of goby fish in the diet of zander and pike in two selected waters (eg the Vistula Lagoon, the Kamienski Lagoon), an analysis of the digestive tract content of these species should be performed. The tests should be performed for a sample of zanders and pikes of various sizes (total length 20-80 cm), obtained from fishing and experimental catches (undersized individuals). The analysis should be carried out for 3 consecutive years, starting from the 2nd year of the commencement of restocking, on a sample of at least 200 individuals of each species per reservoir per year. As part of the measure, the impact of restocking on protected fish species should also be assessed. Data from the State Environmental Monitoring will also be used to evaluate the project results. These analyzes will be the basis for the preparation of the continuation and possible modifications of the program for the coming years. An additional supporting activity will be a promotional campaign aimed at promoting round goby consumption. In the 1960s and 1970s, round goby imported from the Black Sea region were a valued product, nowadays, canned goods of this trade name predominate on the market, but produced from other species of fish, including freshwater. The creation of a sales market will enable the economic exploitation of goby fish, which will contribute to the reduction of their numbers.

The action consists in establishing in the Natura 2000 site protection plan and in the maritime development plan, a zone with temporary restrictions on use, in which people and vessels would be banned from mid-February to the end of September. This prohibition would not apply to: - performing tasks in the field of nature conservation, - the performance of tasks by state services, - movement of transport vessels between the mouth of the Vistula and the Gulf of Gdansk at a speed of up to 10 knots. Information on the introduction of the zone should be placed on the paths of the Mewia Lacha reserve and the Natura 2000 Ostoja area in the Vistula Estuary, marked with specialized signal buoys on the border of the zone of limited movement of units, educational boards should be updated with information on the planned protection zone of gray and common seals and information on seal protection in the area of the Vistula Estuary should be promoted. The zone includes the areas of occurrence of meadows in the period 1999-2020 and a buffer with a width of 300-500 m from these regions. The existing nature trail with an observation tower was excluded from the zone. The Water Police will be responsible for complying with and enforcing the restrictions. In addition, we propose to set up two cameras covering the sea and land area to give the possibility of continuous monitoring. In parallel with the creation of a zone in the estuary of the Vistula as part of the Natura 2000 protection plan, an amendment to the Regulation on the protection of animal species should be introduced, consisting in placing the grey seal and the common seal under zonal protection with a radius of the zone of 500 m. Thanks to this, in the event of the emergence of new resting places of both species on the Polish coast, a simple and effective tool for their protection will be available.

It is assumed that active protection will be implemented for species not covered by this protection so far, which are important from the point of view of the status assessment indicators: 1. tufted duck - restoring habitats suitable for nesting by building earth islands on coastal lakes and lagoons (potential locations include: artificial islands in the Szczecin Lagoon, provided for in the development plan). 2. Common Gull - protection of habitats, including hydrotechnical structures used by birds (elements of the port wharf with nests). 3. Sandwich tern - in the Mouth of the Vistula: regardless of the planned artificial island in the Vistula Lagoon, an anchored platform and / or shaping bars before the breeding season so as to minimize the risk of losing broods due to storms (raising low bars) and as a result of penetration of the breeding grounds by mammals predatory and humans (cutting off the connections between the sandbanks and the mainland). """"

The action will consist in conducting intensive catches of American crayfish in the Vistula Lagoon. The experience with harvesting in other countries so far shows that it is practically impossible to eliminate the species, but it is possible to significantly reduce its number. As part of the action, several types of traps will be used, including the so-called """"habitat traps"""", which, in the light of the available literature, are the most effective. New types of traps developed as part of the measure will also be tested. The activity is a pilot activity and, apart from the reduction of the American crayfish population, it aims to answer the following questions: - which traps are the most effective in Polish conditions, - what are the size and sex distributions of captured individuals, - what are the relationships between hunting and the nature of the habitats, - what is the selectivity of the traps (share in half of species other than American cryfish) and whether the catch has an effect on protected fish species, - what are the recommended methods of dealing with caught crayfish, - whether and how quickly the number of captured individuals decreases, which is a measure of the size of the population in the water, - what are the practical difficulties in the implementation of catches and how to overcome them (e.g. the problem of vandalism or theft of traps), - what are the costs of catching (labor, fuel, materials), - how quickly the crayfish population recovers from intensive catches, - what is the importance of American crayfish in the food web as a fish food and what changes in the direction of predation pressure and in the structure of the food web can be expected as a result of the reduction of the crayfish population.

The action consists in limiting anthropogenic activity, causing a high level of impulse noise (as a result of primarily piling and explosion) in the area of the Pomeranian Bay and the Central Shoal to months that are important for porpoises (for the Pomeranian Bay July - September and February - March, and for the Central Shoal May - August). Such restrictions could be set in the framework of giving opinions and agreeing on the implementation of projects related to maritime areas that are related to impulse noise emission and as part of activities related to the removal of unexploded ordnance.

The action will consist in catching Chinese mitten crab in places constituting potential bottlenecks in seasonal migrations of this species on the western outskirts of Poland, i.e. in the Odra River near Police, in Dziwno and Swina, as well as in the Szczecin Lagoon and the Pomeranian Bay. The aim of the action will be, on the one hand, the reduction of the Chinese mitten crab population, and, on the other, - obtaining a constant source of information about the intensity of the expansion of this species, which reaches Poland from the North Sea catchment area, and about possible breeding attempts made by this two-environmental species. It is generally recognized that a barrier to reproduction in the Baltic Sea of ??Chinese mitten crab is too low salinity. Nevertheless, egg-bearing females have been observed not only in the western Baltic (Germany), but once even in the Gulf of Gdansk. The area from the estuary of the Odra River to the Pomeranian Bay seems to be the most suitable area of ??Poland for the reproduction of Chinese mitten crab. Harvesting there will, on the one hand, hinder the expansion of this species, and on the other hand, provide information about possible reproductive behaviors (seasonal migration, laying eggs). As far as equipment is concerned, it is anticipated that the most effective types of traps according to the literature will be used for catching, including those used in Flanders (Schloenyck, 2020). In addition to the answers regarding the scale of colonization and perinatal and reproductive behavior, the action should result in conclusions regarding the optimization of further protection against Chinese mitten crab, e.g. in terms of types of traps, places and times of trapping, organization of work, protection against theft and vandalism, etc. These conclusions should take the form of a best practice handbook to be used also in other regions of Poland. As part of the measure, possible impacts of harvesting on protected fish species should also be assessed. It seems that the most effective way of implementation will be to award the contract to an entity that brings together scientists, professional fishermen and non-governmental organizations.

Due to insufficient knowledge about the breeding populations of the silver gull, it is advisable to start monitoring its breeding population. Probably it should be dedicated monitoring, due to its nesting mainly on the roofs of buildings. These birds have withdrawn from natural breeding habitats in virtually the entire baltic sea basin region in favor of the roofs of buildings, and as long as the nesting process is in no way disturbed by man, the birds are successful in breeding.

Active protection of nests by setting baskets to protect the brooding is already practiced on the Polish coast with good results by non-governmental organizations (Kuling, WWF). An important step will be to provide funds for the protection of the little plover after consultation with non-governmental organizations and to ensure the continuity of these activities. In addition to installing baskets, it is necessary to continue the information campaign, combined with the control of beaches and the control of tourist pressure.

The activity will be of a research and pilot nature, and its possible results will serve in subsequent planning cycles as the basis for more extensive activities aimed at the fullest possible restoration of the seaweed and fork meadows in the Puck Lagoon. The action will include: – collection and analysis of available literature on occurrence, morphology, biology and causes of the disappearance of the seaweed and forkbeard in the Puck Lagoon, - to investigate by genetic methods the relationship between herbarium specimens of hake and forkbeard from the Puck Lagoon and seaweed and forkbeard from other Baltic and northern European populations, including primarily free-floating forms inhabiting the sandy bottom (Fucus vesiculosus forma baltica, Furcellaria lumbricata forma aegagropila), - review of previously developed or proposed methods of propagation and breeding of seaweed and forkbeard under controlled conditions for research, commercial purposes or to obtain material for entering the environment, with particular emphasis on free-floating forms, – selection of breeding and breeding methods potentially best suited to the conditions of the Puck Lagoon, - mastering and improving the methods of reproduction and breeding, both in laboratory conditions and in controlled in situ conditions (separated """"plots"""" in the area of former occurrence of seaweed meadows), - conducting under controlled in situ conditions a series of experiments to determine the effects on individual and population development of factors such as starting genetic material, exposure/depth, exposure to undulation, competition of opportunistic species, feeding on the backs of invertebrates and fish, etc., - a multifaceted analysis of the current state of the area of former seaweed meadows, with particular emphasis on the conditions and internal and external threats that may be important for the chances of success of the programme, - publication of the obtained results and development of guidelines / recommendations for further actions for the restoration of seaweed meadows in the Puck Lagoon.

After modification, the action is: - modernization of the MPS Gdynia depot, including the modernization and construction of rainwater and industrial sewage systems with separators on its lines throughout the entire base, as well as the purchase and installation of devices for remote measurement and ecological monitoring of tank tightness - integration of fuel installations on the premises of MPS Gdynia with MPS Debogórze along with the implementation of the technological part.