(one engine) Range Day tours Max. speed 10 knots Operation area around Sylt and North Sea / Helgoland Crew 2 Days on Sea per year (2013) Day tours at stations plans Shipyard Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG, Germany [...] Environmentally friendly research in the Wadden Sea The 21-metre-long Mya II is the newest member of the AWI research fleet and sails for the AWI Sylt in the Wadden Sea between Sylt and Rømø as well as up to the [...] the island of Helgoland in the North Sea. "It may be our smallest research vessel, but it is highly modern and very well equipped for coastal research." Prof. Dr Karin Lochte, Director of the Alfred Wegener

_________________________ Sylt (North Sea) The island Sylt in the North Sea (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Sylt is the northernmost island of Germany located in the Wadden Sea of Schleswig-Holstein. Scientific [...] Offshore diving in the German Bight and North Sea Research Vessel Heincke (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Dive missions in the German Bight and the North Sea are conducted from the research vessel RV [...] For sientific divers, the rocky island of Helgoland provides a unique biotope in the Southern North Sea (German Bight). Dive sites around Helgoland are typically characterized by hard bottom or sandy

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same number of crewmembers never spend more than a month on board, sailing through the North Sea and in the North Atlantic to Spitsbergen. The waste that accumulates and is sorted on board can be easily [...] and, since its installation, the AWI’s second-largest research ship has been cruising the North Sea and North Atlantic as cleanly as possible, thanks to the cutting-edge technology used. RV Mya II (Photo: [...] traversing the icy waters of the high north and deep south since 1982. On an average of 300 days a year, the Polarstern can be found forging her way through the rough seas of the polar regions, using her nearly

the ecosystem The North Sea in the fast lane of change 24 Photo: S. Zankl 25 North Sea in the fast lane of change? Long-term investigations off Helgoland provide proof: the North Sea has become warmer [...] visitors first-hand insights into the habitat of the Wadden Sea. AWI’s North Sea office develops strategies for sustainable use of the North Sea in conjunction with the political needs and interests of [...] the future of the North Sea habitat? Transparent and fairy-like, Mnemiopsis leidyi, also known as the “sea walnut”, looks harmless. When this comb jellyfish appeared in the North Sea for the first time

COSYNA Coastal Observing System for Northern and Arctic Seas The coastal areas of the North Sea are densely populated. As a result, changes in the biological diversity and environmental conditions not [...] findings produced by COSYNA will hopefully allow us to make prognoses concerning key processes in the North Sea and on the coasts of the Arctic. The system provides data and data products intended to help government [...] the AWI and further partners, has operated the Coastal Observation System for Northern and Arctic Seas (COSYNA), one goal of which is to develop a new modelling system. As part of this initiative, the

jointly generate a particularly large set of time series, in the Arctic, Antarctic as well as the North Sea. These data are used in the context of AWI research programmes, but also in a range of external [...] (Neumayer-Station III) Magnetics (Neumayer-Station III) Infrasound (Neumayer-Station III) Biology North Sea Arctic (Fram and Svalbard) Antarctic Oceanography Arctic Time series Antarctic time series Terrestrial [...] ecosystems and therefore mankind, is exceedingly difficult. The study of atmospheric, open ocean, deep sea or even processes in shallow coastal waters require sustained long-term observations often deploying

the open sea: scientists at the Biological Institute Helgoland (BAH) of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research study biotic communities in the North Sea. Helgoland [...] Helgoland Kelp forrest off the coast of Helgoland Sea anemone Jellyfish Laminaria Japanese brown seaweed Helgoland is the only German island located in the open sea, approximately 70 kilometers from the mainland [...] Helgoland is the only German island located in the open sea, approximately 70 kilometers from the mainland. The rocky mudflat and the 35 square kilometer large submarine cliff landscape are home to the richest

standards for environmental protection at sea. The Uthörn is the world’s first seaworthy ship powered by green methanol, which allows it to sail the North Sea virtually CO 2 -neutrally. In addition, the [...] life. Ship with a license to teach Researchers use the Uthörn year-round to cross the North Sea, and to assess how the sea is changing. To do so, they monitor its physical, chemical and biological status, [...] board the training ship. In addition to collecting samples from the North Sea, the Uthörn regularly goes on transect cruises. Here, the sea is surveyed and analysed at the same group of sites, again and again

endangered species in Europe, and of the oyster reef ecosystem at selected sites in the German North Sea. The following objectives are in focus: Establish a pilot oyster reef in the “Borkum Reef ground” [...] technologies Development of a work frame for further oyster restoration measures in the German North Sea Exclusive Economic Zone (guideline) Pilot tests in the nature reserve “Helgoländer Felssockel” The [...] rates to those in the RESTORE preliminary study ? Are they adapted to the new habitat in the deep North Sea? Do they survive there? When do the oysters reach sexual maturity? In addition to the oysters themselves