Oldenburg and Potsdam, Germany have confirmed the existence of a new cryptic amphipod species in the North Sea. For the first time for the description of a new species, they used a level of mitogenomic information

BFN ) RESTORE - Restoration of the stocks of the European oyster (Ostrea edulis) in the German North Sea. 2017 - ongoing ( NIOZ & AWI & Jericho NEXT / COSYNA ) ReMoBiB - Real time Monitoring of Bivalve [...] fully automatted year-round operation of a new generation of optical zooplancton recorder in the North-Sea. 2015 -ongoing ( HZG & AWI) Testing active sampling devices for costal heavy metal pullution. 2014 [...] 2012 - ongoing ( HZG & AWI & 4H-Jena ) COSYNA - Coastal Observing System of the Northern and Arctic Seas. 2011 ( MARUM & AWI & COSYNA ) SedObs - Comparative tests with respect to studying the near-surface

North Sea ecological time series (LTER) Sampling locations for the AWI's North Sea time series managed by teams in Helgoland, Sylt and Bremerhaven (Bremerhaven stations marked in yellow) Just as the physical [...] Long-term change in the copepod community in the southern German Bight. Jornal of Sea Research 101:41-50. North Sea Benthos: Künitzer, A. , Basford, D. , Craeymeersch, J. A. , Dewarumez, J. M. , Dörjes [...] projects and Boards and organizations such as ICES and SCOR. Important publications for some key AWI North Sea time series: Helgoland Roads phytoplankton: Wiltshire, K. H., A. Kraberg, I. Bartsch, M. Boersma

reproducing the observed Arctic circulation and sea ice development, which is partly due to shortcomings in the representation of physical processes governing air-sea ice-ocean interaction. The improved repr [...] the improved physical representation of polar air-sea ice-ocean interaction on the variability and changes of Arctic atmospheric circulation, Arctic sea ice and mid-latitude atmospheric circulation. Therefore [...] POLEX The linkage between POLar air-sea ice-ocean interaction, Arctic climate change and Northern hemisphere weather and climate EXtremes (POLEX) A Helmholtz - RSF Joint Research Group funded by the Helmholtz

Sea Ice
The Arctic sea ice continues to dwindle: Since the 1970s, when satellites first began monitoring the white sheet covering the Arctic Ocean, its February extent was never as small as it was this [...] which are not only hitting the Arctic more frequently, but are also intensifying and reaching farther north.

the Larsen C Ice Shelf. Since dense sea ice and ice ridges blocked the planned route, the ship has now set course for alternative research sites further to the north.

Today the German Norwegian Ocean Forum take place in Bremen. It is jointly organized by the Norwegian Embassy, Innovation Norway and the AWI. AWI director Antje Boetius guides through the program.

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

PS119 - Weekly Report No. 8 | 27 - 31 May 2019
After our storm on last Friday, the sea only calmed down very slowly and station work was only possible with two CTD stations in the late night towards [...] made about 60 km to the West of the spreading centre on its flank. There, the seafloor is parted by North-South orientated, parallel faults covered by young sediment, and we discovered both in the sediments

Helgoland
In the 18th Coastal Summer School 16 young scientists from nine nations visiting the North Sea island Helgoland for eleven days. The aim of the project is to deepen their knowledge of coastal