Kiri

Address Suur-Ameerika 1/ Tallinn 10122, Estonia/ Phone +372 626 2802/ E-mail [email protected]/ Web

Page www.kliimaministeerium.ee/ Registration No 70001231

Radosław Zaporowski The National Marine Fisheries Research Institute (NMFRI) [email protected]

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Amendment to the Marine Research Permit No 16-12/25/32

for the NMFRI research vessel "Baltica" (BITS survey,

March 2026) Dear Radosław Zaporowski, We hereby inform you that, based on information received from the Estonian Transport Administration, the Ministry of Climate amended the Marine Scientific Research Permit No. 16-12/25/32 on 16 December 2025. This permit relates to the Baltic International Trawl Survey (BITS) of demersal fish stocks in the Estonian marine area, using the research vessel BALTICA, between 1–31 March 2026. The permit has been amended by an additional point 8, which prohibits anchoring and trawling at planned research station No. 28190 due to the presence of a submarine cable and its associated safety zone in that area. The amendment to the Marine Research Permit No. 16-12/25/32 has been digitally signed (No. 16-12/25/32-2) and is available at: https://adr.envir.ee/et/document.html?id=dfe9b889-ddf9-4b43- b816-5e16aacca247. Enclosed are a PDF copy of the amendment and a consolidated version of the Marine Research Permit No. 16-12/25/32 (for informational purposes only). Sincerely Yours, (digitally signed) Kaidi Katus Head of Maritime Department Appendices: 1) A pdf-copy of the Amendment to the Marine Scientific Research Permit and Entry

Clearance No 16-12/25/32 (No 16-12/25/32-2); 2) Consolidated version of the permit No 16-12/25/32 (as of 16 December 2025; for informational purposes).

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MEREUURINGULOA NR 16-12/25/32 MUUTMINE 16-12/25/32-2

16.12.2025

Veeseaduse § 248 lõike 3 alusel ning tulenevalt Transpordiametilt 11.12.2025 saabunud teabest muudab Kliimaministeerium Poola Rahvuslikule merekalanduse uurimise instituudile 08.12.2025

väljaantud mereuuringuluba nr 16-12/25/32 teadusliku kalandusuuringu Baltic International Trawl Survey (BITS) läbiviimiseks Eesti merelal märtsis 2026.a uurimislaevaga „BALTICA“ järgmiselt :

Mereuuringuloa lisatingimuste ja uuringuloa omaja kohustuste loetellu lisatakse punkt 8 järgmises sõnastuses (koos lisaga 2):

„8. Mereuuringuloa taotluses toodud traalimise alguspunkt nr 28190 asub navigatsiooniteabes

avaldatud merekaabli ohutusvööndis. Vastavalt meresõiduohutuse seaduse § 45 lõikele 8 on navigatsiooniteabes avaldatud kaablile lähemal kui 0,5 meremiili keelatud tegevused, mis võivad seda kahjustada. Seetõttu on ankurdamine ja traali kasutamine eelpool mainitud asukohas

keelatud. Läheduses olevate veealuste kaablite ohutusvööndid koos traalimise alguspunktiga nr 28190 on toodud lisas 2. Kui uurimisgraafikus, asukohas või muudes meresõiduohutust

puudutavates asjaoludes toimub muudatusi, siis tuleb nendest viivitamatult teavitada Transpordiametit e-posti teel aadressil [email protected].“.

Sama inglise keeles (translation into English):

Pursuant to § 248 section 3 of the Water Act and based on the information received from the Transport Administration on 11.12.2025, the Ministry of Climate hereby amends the Marine Research Permit No 16-12/25/32, issued to the National Marine Fisheries Research Institute of

Poland on 08.12.2025 for carrying out the scientific fisheries research Baltic International Trawl Survey (BITS) in the Estonian maritime area in March 2026 with the research vessel "BALTICA",

as follows: The following point 8 (with its Appendix 2) is hereby added to the list of Additional conditions and

obligations of the permit owner, as follows:

„8. Start position No 28190 for trawling, as provided in the Marine Research Permit Application, is located within the safety zone of a submarine cable published in the navigational information. Pursuant to § 45, section 8 of the Estonian Maritime Safety Act, activities that could damage a

submarine cable are prohibited within 0.5 nautical miles of the published cable route. Therefore, anchoring and trawling are prohibited in the aforementioned area. The safety zones of nearby

submarine cables with planned trawling start position No 28190 are shown in the Appendix 2. Should there be any changes to the research schedule, location, or any other circumstances concerning maritime safety, the Estonian Transport Administration must be notified immediately

by email at [email protected]“.

Lisa 2/Appendix 2: Veealuste kaablite ohutusvööndid ja planeeritav traalimise alguspunkt nr

28190 / Safety zones of the submarine cables and planned trawling start position no 28190

Loa andja/Issuer of the Permit:

(allkirjastatud digitaalselt) (digitally signed)

Kristjan Truu

Merenduse ja veekeskkonna asekantsler Deputy Secretary General of Maritime Affairs and Aquatic Environment

Lisa 2: Veealuste kaablite ohutusvööndid ja planeeritav traalimise alguspunkt nr 28190

Appendix 2: Safety zones of the submarine cables and planned trawling start position no 28190

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Registrikood 70001231

MEREUURINGULOA nr 16-12/25/32 (muudetud 16.12.2025, nr 16-12/25/32-2)

konsolideeritud versioon

08.12.2025

16.12.2025

Veeseaduse § 245 lõike 1, kliimaministri 24.08.2023 käskkirja nr 1-2/23/352 punktide 1.4 ja 1.5

alusel ning kooskõlas ÜRO mereõiguse konventsiooni artikli 246 lõigetega 1−3 annab

Kliimaministeerium loa teaduslike mereuuringute läbiviimiseks Eesti Vabariigi jurisdiktsiooni all oleval merealal vastavalt Poola Rahvusliku Merekalanduse Uurimise Instituudi poolt 12.11.2025

esitatud taotlusele järgmiselt (luba muudetud 16.12.2025 veeseaduse §248 lõike 3 alusel):

Mereuuringuloa saaja:

Nimi Radosław Zaporowski

Asutus Poola rahvuslik merekalanduse uurimise instituut

Riik Poola Vabariik

Aadress Kollataja t 1, Gdynia 81-332

Kontaktandmed (telefon, e-post) +48 58 7356197; [email protected]

Mereuuringu nimetus, reisi nr Baltic International Trawl Survey (BITS), r.v.

“BALTICA” cruise No 3/2026/NMFRI/BIOR

Mereuuringu eesmärk ICES poolt koordineeritud teaduslik traalpüügi uuring (Baltic International Trawl Survey e BITS) Läänemere avaosas Eesti majandusvööndis ja osaliselt

territoriaalmeres (ICES ruudud III c-d) põhjalähedaste kalade (tursk, lest kammeljas, heeringlased) varude

olukorra selgitamiseks (paiknemine, arvukus, bioloogiline struktuur), vee füüsikalis-keemiliste omaduste seire koos ihtüo- ja zooplanktoni proovide

võtmisega. Uuringu käigus tehakse akustilist seiret tursa leviku jälgimiseks ning katsepüüke (sh 7

asukohas põhjatraalimised).

Laeva nimi ja registreerimisnumber

BALTICA, GDY-100

Laeva kutsung SNGH

Uuringu kuupäevad Sõltuvalt ilmaoludest 9 tööpäeva perioodil 01.03.2026–31.03.2026.

Mereuuringuloa lisatingimused ja uuringuloa omaja kohustused:

1. uuringud peavad toimuma kooskõlas rahvusvaheliste ja Eesti Vabariigi õigusaktidega ega tohi

segada laevaliiklust;

2. teavitada Eesti Mereväge (kutsung „Merevalvekeskus“) laeva sisenemisest Eesti Vabariigi

territoriaalmerre (koht ja aeg) e-postile [email protected] (eelistatud), VHF

sagedusel 156.475 MHz (kanal 69) või telefonil +372 717 7493 ning Keskkonnaametit riigiinfo

telefonil +372 600 1247;

3. teavitada Kliimaministeeriumit kui mereuuringu- ja laevaloa andjat viivitamata uuringuprojekti

olulistest muudatustest e-postile [email protected];

4. uuringualal leiduvate veealuste mälestiste ja nende kaitsevööndite kohta leiab infot kultuurimälestiste riiklikust registrist (https://register.muinas.ee/) ning Maa- ja Ruumiameti

kultuurimälestiste kaardirakendusest (https://xgis.maaamet.ee/xgis2/page/app/kultuurimalestised).

Veealusel mälestisel ei tohi ankurdada ning kui planeeritakse tegevusi veealuse mälestise kaitsevööndis, tuleb sellest teavitada Muinsuskaitseametit ([email protected]) vähemalt

kümme päeva enne tööde alustamist (muinsuskaitseseadus (MuKS) § 58 lg 3 p 4, § 59);

5. lokaliseeritud ajalooliste vrakkide asukohti tuleb enne tööde alustamist kontrollida Transpordiameti

hüdrograafia infosüsteemist (https://his.vta.ee:8443/HIS/Avalik?REQUEST=Main&WIDTH=1920&HEIGHT=911) ning

lokaliseeritud vrakkide asukohtades sekkuvaid uuringuid ei tehta (MuKS § 25 lg 2);

6. täita eripüügiloa nr 10-1/25/62-2 (lisatud) nõudeid;

7. püügiandmed tuleb esitada Regionaal- ja Põllumajandusministeeriumi kalanduspoliitika

osakonnale ([email protected]) 10 päeva jooksul pärast loa kehtivusaja lõppemist. 8. Mereuuringuloa taotluses toodud traalimise alguspunkt nr 28190 asub navigatsiooniteabes

avaldatud merekaabli ohutusvööndis. Vastavalt meresõiduohutuse seaduse § 45 lõikele 8 on navigatsiooniteabes avaldatud kaablile lähemal kui 0,5 meremiili keelatud tegevused, mis võivad

seda kahjustada. Seetõttu on ankurdamine ja traali kasutamine eelpool mainitud asukohas keelatud.

Läheduses olevate veealuste kaablite ohutusvööndid koos traalimise alguspunktiga nr 28190 on toodud lisas 2. Kui uurimisgraafikus, asukohas või muudes meresõiduohutust puudutavates

asjaoludes toimub muudatusi, siis tuleb nendest viivitamatult teavitada Transpordiametit e-posti

teel aadressil [email protected].

Lisa: 1. Eripüügiloa nr 10-1/25/62-2 pdf-koopia (digiallkirjastatud originaalluba:

https://adr.envir.ee/et/document.html?id=73c87bf0-a5c7-4fff-851f-053461c7339c); 2. Veealuste kaablite ohutusvööndid ja planeeritav traalimise alguspunkt nr 28190.

Mereuuringu- ja laevaloa andmise peale võib 30 päeva jooksul haldusakti teatavakstegemisest

arvates esitada halduskohtule kaebuse halduskohtumenetluse seadustikus sätestatud korras.

Loa andja:

(allkirjastatud digitaalselt)

Kristjan Truu Merenduse ja veekeskkonna asekantsler

Suur-Ameerika 1 | Tallinn 10122, Estonia | +372 6262 802 | [email protected] |

www.kliimaministeerium.ee | Registration No 70001231

Lisa 2: Veealuste kaablite ohutusvööndid ja planeeritav traalimise alguspunkt nr 28190

MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PERMIT No 16-12/25/32 as amended on 16

December 2025 (No. 16-12/25/32-2),

Consolidated version

08.12.2025

16.12.2025

Based on subsection 1 of § 245 of the Water Act, points 1.4 and 1.5 of the Decree of the Minister

of Climate No. 1-2/23/352 (24.08.2023) and in accordance with paragraphs 1−3 of the UN Law of

the Sea Article 246, the Estonian Ministry of the Climate issues the Marine Scientific Research

Permit according to the application submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Research Institute

(12.11.2025)as follows (permit amended on 16 December 2025 based on subsection 3 of § 248 of

the Water Act):

Owner of the Marine Scientific Research Permit:

Name Radosław Zaporowski

Organization National Marine Fisheries Research Institute

Country Poland

Address 1 Kołłątaja Street, 81-332 Gdynia

Contact data (phone, e-mail) +48 58 7356197; [email protected]

Name and No. of the research

cruise

Baltic International Trawl Survey (BITS), r.v.

“BALTICA” cruise No 3/2026/NMFRI/BIOR

Purpose of the research cruise A scientific trawl survey (Baltic International Trawl Survey or BITS) coordinated by ICES in the Baltic Sea

(area of ICES III c-d) in the Estonian exclusive economic zone and partly in the territorial sea to determine the status of demersal fish stocks (cod,

flounder, turbot, clupeids) (location, abundance, biological structure), monitoring of the

physicochemical properties of the water along with sampling of ichthyo- and zooplankton. The survey will include acoustic monitoring of the cod distribution and

fish control-catches (including bottom trawling at 7 locations).

Name and registration number of

the research vessel

BALTICA, GDY-100

Call sign of the vessel SNGH

Date and duration of marine

research

Depending on weather conditions, 9 working days

between 01.03.2026–31.03.2026.

Suur-Ameerika 1 | Tallinn 10122, Estonia | +372 6262 802 | [email protected] |

www.kliimaministeerium.ee | Registration No 70001231

Additional conditions and obligations of the permit owner:

1. the research cruise must be carried out in accordance with international and Estonian

legislation, and must not interfere with vessel traffic;

2. information on the place and time of entering and leaving the Estonian territorial sea must be

reported to the Estonian Navy Maritime Operational Centre`s radio station (call-sign:

„Estonian Coast Guard“) either by e-mail [email protected] (preferred), on the

VHF frequency 156.475 MHz (channel 69) or by phone +372 717 7493 and Estonian

Environmental Board on phone +372 600 1247;

3. the Ministry of Climate, as an issuer of the marine research permit, must be informed

immediately of any substantial changes in the research project by e-mail

[email protected];

4. information about underwater monuments and their protection zones in the study area can be

found in the National Register of Cultural Monuments

(https://register.muinas.ee/public.php?lang=en) and on the Cultural Monuments Map

Application of the Land and Spatial Development Board

(https://xgis.maaamet.ee/xgis2/page/app/kultuurimalestised). Anchoring is not permitted on

underwater monuments. If activities are planned in the protection zone of an underwater

monument, the National Heritage Board ([email protected]) must be notified at

least ten days before work begins (Heritage Conservation Act (MuKS) § 58(3)(4), §59);

5. Before starting work, the locations of localised historical wrecks must be checked in the

Estonian Transport Board's hydrographic information system

(https://his.vta.ee:8443/HIS/Avalik?REQUEST=Main&WIDTH=1920&HEIGHT=911). No

intrusive surveys shall be conducted at the locations of localised wrecks (MuKS § 25 (2));

6. Comply with the requirements of the Special Purpose Fishing Permit No 10-1/25/62-2

(attached);

7. Catch information shall be reported to the Fisheries Policy Department of the Ministry of

Rural Affairs and Agriculture ([email protected]) within 10 days after the expiration date of the

permit.

8. Start position No 28190 for trawling, as provided in the Marine Research Permit Application,

is located within the safety zone of a submarine cable published in the navigational

information. Pursuant to § 45, section 8 of the Estonian Maritime Safety Act, activities that

could damage a submarine cable are prohibited within 0.5 nautical miles of the published

cable route. Therefore, anchoring and trawling are prohibited in the aforementioned area. The

safety zones of nearby submarine cables with planned trawling start position No 28190 are

shown in the Appendix 2. Should there be any changes to the research schedule, location, or

any other circumstances concerning maritime safety, the Estonian Transport Administration

must be notified immediately by email at [email protected].

Appendices: 1. A pdf-copy of the Special Purpose Fishing Permit No 10-1/25/62-2 (digitally

signed original permit: https://adr.envir.ee/et/document.html?id=73c87bf0-a5c7-4fff-851f-

053461c7339c);

2. Safety zones of the submarine cables and planned trawling start position no 28190.

In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, issuing of this Marine Research Permit and

Entry Clearance may be filed in Administrative Court within 30 days after the issuance of the

Permit.

Issuer of the Permit:

(Digitally signed) Kristjan Truu Deputy Secretary General

of Maritime Affairs and Aquatic Environment

Appendix 2: Safety zones of the submarine cables and planned trawling start position no 28190