The Baltic Sea is in a critical condition due to pollution from the Russian city of St. Petersburg - the main polluter of the Baltic Sea. A major contributory river of the Baltic is the Neva river where the city is built on. Because of it ridges and troughs and the narrow outlet to sea, the water can only take 25-30 years to totaly refresh itselfs.Overfishing,untreated and unfiltered sewer flow, dumping of waste and illegal spilages have added on to the problem.Now what is left are only algae and plankton growth,trapped pollutants and starve fish.
This is one of the worst issue that I've ever come across regarding water pollution.Fishes being prevented from consuming,bacteria which kills all marine life, 300-400 cubic metre of unfiltered water,40% untreated water,and it just get worst.I think the th government should have step up earlier in this issue as its already to late to save marine life from extinction.They should put up a law regarding dumping of illegal waste and start collecting funds to build up a sewage collector company and the waste water teatment plant.
Unless they start doing something now,or else its goodbye to those herring.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3007228.stm
