n strategies to protect ecosystems in the North Sea threatened by toxic munitions compounds, such as TNT. (Photo: Ute Marx, AWI 2023) Funded by: EU-North Sea Interreg Programme 2021-27 Funding period: [...] which deals with the environmental impacts of conventional marine munitions in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea. The overarching goal is to facilitate a politically, socially and ecologically acceptable [...] CONMAR is to provide information on the distribution and condition of munitions in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea and to generate an understanding of the release and dispersal of explosives in water and

also been polluting our oceans since the industrialization of the world. Coastal seas such as the North and Baltic Seas in particular have been and continue to be exposed to countless chemical inputs. [...] a particular focus is on the effects of toxic munition compounds on the marine environment of our seas. Team Dr. Matthias Brenner M.Sc. Romina Schuster Projects CONAMR-C MUNIMAP REMARCO CONMAR RecorD We

task of the research cutter Uthörn: it is central to the collection of sample material from the North Sea for in-house and guest research. To do this, the cutter's crew uses its own on-board equipment: [...] Uthörn, which can be equipped with additional devices depending on the research project. Uthörn is at sea an average of 140 days a year. Another important task is a long-term monitoring programme in the German [...] nautical miles / 5 days + (reserve 5 days) Max. speed 10 knots Operation area German Bight Crew 5 Days on Sea per year (2013) 137 Shipyard Gebrüder Schlömer Werft, Deutschland Scientists per day / long term sailing

– e.g. in the continual warming of the shelf seas, heat waves, and oxygen-deficient zones. Karen Wiltshire studied the North Sea and the Arctic shelf seas to determine how climate change and increased [...] research: At the centre of the action Prof. Dr Karen Wiltshire Coastal research Coastal ecology Shelf Sea System Ecology Prof. Dr Karen Wiltshire was the Vice Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz [...] oysters & co. also hatch and grow, lending the coastal waters far greater biodiversity than the open sea. At the same time, no other ocean region is as intensively used. In many places, coastal protection

The native European oyster is to be re-established as a former key species in the North Sea and adjacent European seas in order to restore species-rich reef structures as extensively as possible. More

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

scientific and technological bases for the restoration of European oyster stocks in the German North Sea need to be developed. Following the given framework of nature conservation laws, a variety of t [...] reef for further investigations on a successful restoration of the European oyster in the German North Sea was established in summer 2020, as part of the next phase, the RESTORE main project . Supported [...] spring 2017, European oysters were put inside oyster cages, and deployed in the offshore maritime area north of the island of Helgoland. An additional site within in the MarGate research field off Helgoland

fleet. At sea for more than 250 days a year, the ship provides accommodation and work facilities for up to twelve scientists. The Heincke generally operates in the North Sea and in the North Atlantic. [...] Friedrich Heincke came from Mecklenburg. As a zoologist he examined the fish fauna in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. He had studied his field in Rostock and Leipzig. An assistant's place in the zoological [...] the exploration of the sea. He co-founded the international organisation for exploration of the sea and remained a constant delegate. In 1929 Heincke died on the German high-sea island Helgoland in whose

the amount of sea-level rise will be similar to the global mean. To FAQ element What’s going on in the North Sea? There are also regional differences in sea-level rise in the North Sea. Over the past [...] levees. Further, the tidal flats of the North Sea can to some extent rise in step with the sea level, as high and low tide regularly add new sediment. However, if sea-level rise exceeds a certain point – [...] Global sea level on the rise Around the world, sea level is rising. From 1901 to 2018, global mean sea level rose by 20 centimetres – and in the future, it will continue to do so, and more quickly. This

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