Summary
Nutrient conditions in the surface layer were mostly normal for the season, in all areas. Surface temperature was slightly below normal. Oxygen concentrations below 2 ml/l, were found at depths exceeding 70 to 80 metres in the Bornholm Basin and in the western, eastern and northern Gotland Basins. Hydrogen sulphide was found deeper than 100 metres in the western parts of the Baltic Proper, and below 125 metres in the northern and eastern parts.