ed how climate change and anthropogenic activities and pressure impact the carbon cycle in the North Sea. The final event took place in Berlin, which included an expert discussion with representatives

comfortable at four degrees Celsius. It has mi- grated from the increasingly warmer North Sea and North Atlantic to the north in the past years and now Clear signs: The Kongsfjord on Spitsbergen displays a [...] most clearly in the constantly declining sea ice cover. Scientists presume that the North Pole could be ice-free in summer in less than 40 years. The melting sea ice opens up new opportunities for some [...] than the Atlantic sea butterfly. It, too, came to the Fram Strait with the warmer Atlantic water. In contrast to the sea butterfly, however, it has now managed to reproduce in the far north, too, as AWI biologists

PROCEED Restoration of the European Oyster in the German North Sea: Establishment of a sustainable oyster seed production for a long-term restoration program Project duration 2018 – 2025 The European oyster [...] oyster Ostrea edulis , once a widespread native species in the North Sea, is considered functionally extinct in some regions due to intensive fishing. As an ecological key species, oysters provided several [...] Bérenger Colsoul (Thünen Institut) Film PROCEED - Restoration of the European Oyster in the German North Sea (film) Website release Online knowledge portal about the European native oyster Press release Rollup

Longest-lived non-colonial animal known at present. Ò It inhabits coastal waters in the North Atlantic Ò In the North Sea and Norwegian waters it occurs from 53º30’N to 71ºN. Ò Its growth lines are widely used [...] RESEARCH PROVIDES: Ò Real time gaping activity patterns of Arctica islandica in the south eastern North Sea. Ò Information about the variability in the activity between individuals and seasons and shorter [...] line utilization for retrospective studies in palaeoceanography. 1. NIOZ; Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Rob.witbaard@nioz.nl 2. AWI Centre for Scientific-Diving & in situ Ecology Philipp.fischer@awi

German Norwegian Ocean Forum
From the Arctic to the North Sea: this year’s German Norwegian Ocean Forum was held in Bremen’s Übersee Museum. The spotlight topic of the symposium, which was jointly organised

regionally. Offices at the AWI Antarctic Office Arctic Office Climate Office Marine Biodiversity Change North Sea Office Technology transfer Transfer storys

sediments are used to reconstruct different climate variables as e.g. past changes in sea surface temperature and sea-ice variability (Uk ' 37 ; IP 25 ) or circulation dynamics (δ 13 C; δ 18 O). Ultra h [...] et al. (2014) Figure 2: Detailed Comparison of sedi-ment proxy records from the subpolar North Pacific and North Atlantic realm from 138 to 70 ka on their established time scales (Max et al., 2014). Source:

glacier in North East Greenland? To answer this question we needed the bathymetry at the shelf edge of 79th glaciers As ships cannot access this area, we planned a 36 km seismic cross line on the sea ice. This [...] allowed us to collect CTD profiles (Conductivity, Temperature, Density) of the seawater. To get reliable sea ice conditions we left early, in April 2016. Conditions were cold, -25°C to -40°C causing hardware

natural and anthropogenic disturbance and climate change. Study areas include Arctic coasts, the North Sea, Patagonian fjords and Antarctic shelf regions, where we study structure and performance of benthic [...] used to support national and international marine management and conservation processes. Focus North Sea Benthos Biogeochemical Fluxes Coral Reefs Rocky Shore Ecology Ecological Modeling Patagonian Benthos

known as sand shrimp or brown shrimp, is a popular, high-priced and regional product of the German north sea coasts. The current fishing methods are causing considerable damage to the seabed and destroying [...] Contact: Mail to Isabela , Mirko or Kai Duration: 3.2024 – 3.2025 Funding: AWI-Innovationsfond A young North Sea shrimp from the mudflats (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Not a typical mudflat dweller