The Wadden Sea forms a transitional habitat between land and sea. The shallow depth and constant exchange with the adjacent North Sea create a very special geological space. The Wadden Sea Ecosystem Our [...] oyster: in the early 20 th century, intensive fishing had seriously depleted oyster stocks in the North Sea. To gain a better understanding of the endangered species’ living conditions and explore options [...] From the Beginning to the Present The Wadden Sea Station on Sylt – Germany’s northernmost research facility – can look back on a 100-year history and a long tradition as part of the Biological Institute

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

OLAMUR Offshore Low-Trophic Aquaculture in Multi-use Scenario Realisation in North and Baltic Seas Find out more Mak-Pak Scale-Up Mak-Pak Scale-Up stands for "Industry-compatible process optimisation for

Ocean Aquaculture in the North Sea Region" maps of the German Bight have been created. These maps show the current mariculture sites in the German part of the southern North Sea. In order to… Find out more [...] investigations conducted by the AWI showed that the basic biotic conditions in many parts of the German North Sea are given for the cultivation of various candidates under offshore conditions, such as seaweeds [...] of planned offshore-windfarms with commercial marine aquaculture (open ocean aquaculture) in the North Sea area. [learn more about Feasibility Study I] … Find out more River Jade The Bay of Jade near the

one of the central limiting factors for Blue Growth in the North Sea basin. In addition, the environmental changes of the ecosystem North Sea and the physical properties caused by climate change and human [...] to (3) ensure tailor-made measures and foster cooperation between countries through sea basin strategies. The North Sea basin is intensely used by different maritime sectors, such as energy production (renewable [...] s between the factors of environmental change and the affected Blue Growth stakeholders in the North Sea basin. Communication pathways, currently underdeveloped, need to be expanded to provide a platform

has so far only been analysed in theory and in smaller pilot projects in the German Bight of the North Sea. With the help of an experimental implementation of co-use, this project aims to address gaps in [...] consequences and incentives together with the most important actors. In addition, the link between sea and land under the co-use concept is to be defined practically by means of a local marketing strategy

the North Sea under changing climate”. We want to inform interested people, visitors and residents of the North sea coast, fishermen and many more about climate change and its impacts on the North Sea [...] die Miesmuschel Interactive Survey Humans and the North Sea under a changing climate Downloads Brochure about Impacts of Climate Change on the North Sea Science-Gif: Winners and Loosers in the Aquaculture [...] Climate change & biodiversity Risks and Opportunities for Locale Stakeholders of the North Sea Anthropogenic activities, like air and water pollution, fisheries, tourism and exploitation of resources (oil

compared to the Mediterranean Sea. Figure 31 | 2° × 2° matrix size, compared to the Mediterranean Sea. Figure 32 | 3° × 3° matrix size, compared to the Mediterranean Sea. At this point, the six grids were [...] Distribution of surface PFTs derived from SeaWiFS data. (Hirata et al., 2011) 37 Figure 21 | Uncertainties of the distributions of surface PFTs [%Chl-a] derived from SeaWiFS data. (Hirata et al., 2011) After [...] carbon through photosynthesis that gives rise to BCPs, through the activity of which the oceans and seas are transformed into what is defined as carbon “sinks”. To provide some indicative figures of the

remote sensing data are explored. These datasets include sea surface temperature, ocean color, and bathymetry. 2.2 Sea surface temperature Sea surface temperature (SST) is the water temperature of the [...] more/sea-ice-measuring-methods/measurements-from-space www.meereisportal.de/en/learn-more/sea-ice-measuring-methods/measurements-from-space www.meereisportal.de/en/learn-more/sea-ice-m [...] 18-year dataset of chlorophyll-a and sea surface temperature anomalies from Level 3 satellite data. Three coastal regions (California, Mauritania, and South China Sea) are studied. The algorithm effectively

the globe are sounding the alarm: ocean temperatures are the warmest ever recorded. In 2023, the North Sea also experienced dramatic record highs, as readings taken by the Alfred Wegener Institute’s Biological