2001, Prof Karen Wiltshire began investigating changes in the ecosystems of the North Sea, particularly in the Wadden Sea, in connection with anthropogenic and natural influences – like climate change – [...] Director of the AWI’s Biological Institute Helgoland. After working more than two decades in the High North, she assumed a new position at Trinity College Dublin and will found a new climate institute in the

on their doorstep and exploring the question of how climate change is altering the Wadden Sea and the North Sea in the long term.

Wadden Sea Station on Sylt is pursuing answers to what is likely the most important question concerning the fragile ecosystem at its doorstep: how will climate change affect the Wadden Sea and North Sea in [...] Open House Day 2024 Exactly 100 years ago, Germany’s northernmost research facilities on the North Sea island Sylt were opened. What began as a small field outpost for oyster research in 1924 would evolve [...] in the long term? On the occasion of its 100-year anniversary, the AWI Wadden Sea Station Sylt will host an Open House Day on 7 September 2024. Open House Day on Saturday, 07.09.2024 From 14:00 to 19:00

become ubiquitous in our environment. Plastics of various sizes are also found along the German North Sea and Baltic coasts. Previous studies of microplastic pollution on German beaches have often been

The Wadden Sea Ecosystem The coastal area of the south-eastern North Sea, including the Wadden Sea, is a highly productive system with diverse interactions between the organisms living here. In this coastal [...] of the Wadden Sea are being investigated using modern DNA technology, from the genetic level to microbial, plankton and benthic communities. In addition, the commercially used North Sea shrimp and the [...] question is how climate change and increasing human use influence the structure and functions of our North Sea coast and to what extent the organisms can adapt to the changes. There are also often factors that

are innovation drivers and make significant contributions to the important maritime sector in the north German coastal communities. Go to KDM website German Climate Consortium The German Climate Consortium [...] (NWVM) links Bremen and Lower Saxony research institutions to strengthen the potential and impact of north-west Germany in marine, climate and polar research. Go to the NWVM website German Marine Research [...] world’s largest marine research alliances. The DAM aims to strengthen the sustainable use of coasts, seas and oceans through research and transfer, data management and digitalisation, and by coordinating

Weddell Sea for two months. Polar researchers are able to utilise the ice floe as a gigantic outdoor laboratory and study the local influences of the sea, the ice and the atmosphere on the Weddell Sea and [...] is the first research vessel in the world to circumnavigate the North Pole. At the same time scientists study the bottom of the Arctic Sea. Author: Christian Salewski A summit of research vessels In 2012 [...] in the Arctic and in the context of the “Sea ice - ocean - seafloor interactions in the changing Arctic” (IceAr) expedition, e.g. long-term changes in this sea-ice region and their potential connections

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

in the Wadden Sea The Wadden Sea is currently changing faster than it has in millennia. There are already various introduced species of flora and fauna that were never seen in the North Sea 100 years ago [...] detected on the North Sea coast to date and have now permanently established themselves there. 1 or 2 species Every year 1 or 2 newly introduced species are discovered on the North Sea coast. 16 sampling [...] the German North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts, 16 sampling stations are used to analyze biotic communities and record new species on an annual basis. FAQ How do new species reach the Wadden Sea? What non-native

consequences. Find out more Climate Sea Biodiversity North Sea The changing face of the North Sea Hardly any other sea in the world is used as intensively as the North Sea. And it remains a treasure trove [...] to climate change, the sea at our doorstep is now undergoing unprecedented changes. Find out more Biodiversity Climate Sea North Sea New species in the Wadden Sea The Wadden Sea is currently changing faster [...] component of Arctic and Antarctic habitats. Find out more Sea Climate Arctic Antarctic North Sea Global sea level on the rise Around the world, sea level is rising. This poses a risk for the nearly 600 million