In the spawning area - Environment Ministry against longer LNG construction work
The Schwerin Ministry of the Environment has criticized the looming approval for extended construction work in the Greifswald Bodden in connection with the Rügen liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. "The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Ministry of the Environment has considerable reservations about extending the construction window," a spokeswoman for the ministry said on Thursday. "Shifting the construction work to the period from January to the end of February is of considerable importance for the spawning of herring." This includes the migration and accumulation of the fish.
A draft permit published by the Stralsund Mining Authority on Thursday provides for an extension of the construction period for the LNG terminal's connection pipeline. According to the document, the gas network operator Gascade is also permitted to carry out restoration work on the seabed in and off the Greifswald Bodden in January and February. Reservations by the Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries, the State Office for Agriculture, Food Safety and Fisheries (Lallf) and the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve Office regarding possible effects on the spawning of herring are rejected as unfounded.
The Ministry of the Environment, on the other hand, is convinced that adverse effects on spawning cannot be ruled out with certainty. The measures would run counter to the recommendations of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. The aim is to exclude additional stress factors for the animals. Work in the period from January to February could be just such a stress factor. Environment Minister Till Backhaus (SPD) has repeatedly emphasized the need to maintain the construction window and pointed out the herring's sensitive spawning and migration area.
The mining authority stated that until a final decision is made at the beginning of January, the approval published on Thursday remains a draft without any actual legal consequences.
Communication from the mining authority Draft approval
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- The proposed construction work extension in the Greifswalder Bodden, related to the Rügen LNG terminal, is opposed by the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Ministry of Environment due to potential impacts on the spawning of herring.
- The Stralsund Mining Authority has published a draft permit allowing for extended pipeline construction and seabed restoration work in the Greifswald Bodden during January and February, a period crucial for animal spawning.
- The construction of the LNG terminal's connection pipeline and seabed restoration in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Greifswald Bodden, as per the draft approval, has raised concerns from various environmental organizations, warning of potential negative impacts on fish spawning.
- The Ministry of Environment, under BMU, emphasizes that extending construction work in the Greifswalder Bodden during the sensitive herring spawning season could introduce additional stress factors for animals, potentially contravening International Council for the Exploration of the Sea recommendations.
- Fishing and nature conservation groups in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have voiced concerns over the possible adverse effects of proposed LNG terminal construction work in the Greifswalder Bodden on Greifswald Bodden's coastal ecosystem and the environment surrounding it, particularly on the migration patterns and spawning of various marine species.
Source: www.stern.de
