https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/7c584199-b369-49f4-9154-b09f960812ed In the new episode of Close-Up, TVP World’s journalist Aleksandra Żaczek takes a closer look at the Baltic Sea: its fragile ecosystem and the efforts being made to protect marine life in one of Europe’s most vulnerable bodies of water. The episode features the report “Seals Are Not Mascots,” by Bożydar Pająk, which visits The Seal Sanctuary in Hel. The story highlights the long-term work carried out to rebuild the seal population and highlights how these animals are part of a delicate ecosystem increasingly affected by human activity. The episode also includes a conversation with Dr. Michał Czub from the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Sopot, who discusses the condition of the Baltic Sea, ongoing research into water pollution, and the environmental risks linked to sea-dumped chemical munitions remaining from past conflicts. 00:00 - Intro - Aleksandra Żaczek 00:40 - Seals Are Not Mascots: Protecting the Baltic’s Marine Life in Hel, by Bożydar Pająk 14:15 - The Baltic Sea Under Threat: Pollution, Chemical Munitions and the Future of the Ecosystem, interview with Dr. Michał Czub, Institute of Oceanology PAS in Sopot 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #BalticSea #ecosystem #seals Sun, 31 May 2026 08:02:43 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/7c584199-b369-49f4-9154-b09f960812ed All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.