The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

12.5.2026 A10-0121/6

Amendment 6

Sarah Knafo

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0121/2026

Isabella Lövin

The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

(2024/2127(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital Y

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
Y. whereas the Baltic Sea harbour porpoise is facing extinction and only a few hundred of these mammals are left in the Baltic Proper19; whereas this species is under continued threat from being caught as ‘bycatch’, from environmental contaminants, prey depletion and disturbance from underwater noise;	Y. whereas the Baltic Sea harbour porpoise is facing extinction and only a few hundred of these mammals are left in the Baltic Proper19; whereas this species is under continued threat from being caught as ‘bycatch’, from environmental contaminants, prey depletion and disturbance from underwater noise, including impulsive noise generated during the construction of offshore wind farms, which, according to the ICES workshop on the impacts of offshore renewable energy on fisheries and marine ecosystems, has the potential to cause irreversible damage to this critically endangered population and could contribute to its extinction;
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19 https://helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Red-List-II-species-2025.pdf.	19 https://helcom.fi/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Red-List-II-species-2025.pdf.

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12.5.2026 A10-0121/7

Amendment 7

Sarah Knafo

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0121/2026

Isabella Lövin

The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

(2024/2127(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital AY

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AY. whereas the Commission and the Member States have not taken sufficient action to protect and restore the ecosystems of the Baltic Sea against additional threats such as pollution, eutrophication and climate change; whereas such pressures are transboundary and cumulative in nature and therefore require coordinated action at international and EU level; whereas transitioning to low-impact and low-carbon economic activities can contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation;	AY. whereas the Commission and the Member States have not taken sufficient action to protect and restore the ecosystems of the Baltic Sea against additional threats such as pollution, eutrophication and climate change; whereas such pressures are transboundary and cumulative in nature and therefore require coordinated action among Member States, supported, where appropriate, by the Union within its existing competences; whereas technological innovation and industrial progress can contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation;

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