Erratum

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Environment and Energy: The Baltic Sea Gas Pipeline

Erratum regarding the article by Ellen Karm, ‘Environment and Energy: The Baltic Sea Gas Pipeline’, published in Journal of Baltic Studies, 39, 2, pp. 99–121, doi: 10.1080/01629770802031200.

On page 104, the second paragraph should now read:

Table 1 shows the state of Estonia's Baltic Sea fishery for the years 2000 through 2005. The numbers are mixed; the Atlantic cod harvest in 2004 is more than twice what it was in 2000 and down by over half in 2005, while the trend for herring is down after showing slight improvement in 2004. The sprat catch is up considerably with a gain in 2005 of over 21,000 tons. The overall Baltic Sea catch shows improvement in 2004 and 2005 after a three-year decline. These figures appear hopeful, but it may be too early to tell if this is only a short-term reversal in a generally downward trend. According to HELCOM, cod and salmon in the Baltic Sea have declined as a result of overexploitation and pollution, and fish catches are not sustainable.7 The construction and operation of the pipeline may place additional stress on fish populations and negatively impact the fishery by establishing off-limit areas to fishing.

On page 109, Table 2 should now read:

Table 2.  Accommodated tourists in Estonia

Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Entire country	1,227,000	1,402,000	1,562,000	1,922,000	2,073,000
Northern Estonia (Harju county including Tallinn)	783,000	808,000	865,000	1,124,000	1,200,000
Tallinn	759,000	775,000	826,000	1,063,000	1,131,000
Central Estonia (Järve, Lääne Viru, Rapla counties)	47,000	51,000	52,000	65,000	67,000
North-eastern Estonia (Ida Viru county)	12,000	58,000	78,000	71,000	74,000
Western Estonia (Hiiu, Lääne, Pärnu, Saare counties)	211,000	306,000	340,000	402,000	441,000
Southern Estonia (Jõgeva, Põlva, Tartu, Valga, Viljandi, Võru counties)	174,000	179,000	227,000	260,000	291,000
Source: Statistical Office of Estonia, 17 May 2006.

On page 120 the following reference should now read:

MacKenzie, B. R., Almesjo, L. & Hansson, S. (2004) ‘Fish, Fishing, and Pollutant Reduction in the Baltic Sea’, Environmental Science and Technology, 38, 7, February, pp. 1970–6, available at: http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/esthag/2004/38/i07/html

Notes

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Note

7. HELCOM, Fisheries, available at: http://www.helcom.fi/environment/assessment/fish/en_GB/fisheries, accessed 23 May 2007.