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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

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

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

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

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

volume of the Arctic sea ice in winter – and in theory, enough to completely fill the Baltic Sea with ice. FAQ EN Where can sea ice be found? How is sea ice formed? How thick does sea ice get? What are the [...] between Arctic and Antarctic sea ice? How much sea ice is there? What lives on, in and below sea ice? How does sea ice differ from other types of ice? How much has the Arctic sea ice declined in recent years [...] calve from glaciers and ice sheets and drift out to sea are not sea ice, either. Sea ice that is only a few years old has virtually no influence on the sea level, as it is formed on the ocean, floats atop

oceans. Even in the most remote parts of the ocean, like the polar regions or the bottom of the deep sea, we can find large amounts of plastic debris that have accumulated over the past few decades. Tiny [...] traps: marine debris (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The debris is everywhere The debris found in our seas is a diverse mix composed of various materials, but the scientific findings paint a clear picture: [...] majority originates from shipping and fishing. However, litter is not just dumped directly into the sea; large amounts are carried there by rivers. This plastic debris is mostly packaging. Initially, packaging

Gloabal Change than other oceans. Sea ice strongly decraeses, temperatures rise at least twice as much, acidification and, the influence of warmer water from the North Atlantic is increasing ('Altantification') [...] relatively high proportion of biomass was being observed, the proportion of biomass in central Arctic, sea ice covered waters is relatively low. Team work P lankton E cology and B iogeochemistry in a C hanging

biotopes in Germany’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the North Sea. Contact partner: Dr Jan Beermann Long-term monitoring of macroalgae and seagrass in the Wadden Sea Seagrass meadows are highly productive coastal [...] Research projects Distribution of benthic communities in the North Sea The EU’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) obligates member states to monitor the status and development of biotic communities [...] long-term development of seagrass stocks. While the seagrass meadows in the north of the Schleswig-Holstein area of the Wadden Sea have grown considerably since 1994, unfortunately no such recovery can be