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

project. Main goals of the hatchery are to produce seed oysters for native oyster restoration in the North Sea and to address relevant research questions in the field. The European flat oyster is functionally [...] techniques with the defined goal to produce spat for mid- and large-scale restoration measures in the North Sea. This requires adaptation and optimization of commercial production techniques, which includes a [...] species ( Rhodomonas salina, Isochrysis galbana and Chaetoceros neogracilis ), native to the German North Sea around Helgoland. The microalgae production is a crucial part of hatchery production. Here, parameters

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

Antarctic. It coordinates German polar research efforts, while also conducting research in the North Sea and adjacent coastal regions in Germany. Combining innovative approaches, outstanding research [...] anthropogenic use. Though the strains on them are especially apparent in coastal regions and shelf seas, where densely settled cities and claims to usage rights are often concentrated, the vast and unpopulated [...] over longer timeframes. They research the atmosphere, ice, oceans and coasts. They explore the deep seas, the glaciers and the permafrost soils of the polar regions first-hand. And they analyse data from

the focus of the section lies in the pelagic and benthic communities of the North Sea, with comparisons to other shelf sea systems. Given the large temporal and spatial spectra we work on a range of [...] Short Profile Coastal seas are highly variable environments, with variation on all time scales from seconds to decades, and spatial scales from mm to km. Organisms living in such zones should be adapted [...] large variation, but potentially not to the changes that are currently taking place in our coastal seas. Thus, coastal organisms represent the ideal case to contrast the effects of natural and non-natural

Leverhulme Grant Changes of water isotopes in Arctic Sea ice, Ocean, and atMosphere (CiASOM) (2021-2024) The main goal of the Changes of water isotopes in Arctic Sea ice, Ocean, and atMosphere (CiASOM) project [...] reduced sea ice coverage, Arctic-derived moisture serves as a new, increasingly important northern hemispheric water source. Contributions of the different Arctic hydrological compartments (i.e. sea water [...] water, sea ice, snow, water vapor) surrounding RV Polarstern will be targeted to decipher major exchange processes between atmosphere, ocean, and sea ice. Contact: Moein Mellat, Hanno Meyer , Martin Werner

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 Over the Course [...] 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

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

drone at the North Pole on 19 September. As part of sea ice research and for developing optimised navigation with our icebreaker through the ice we take visual and infrared images from the sea ice surface [...] the device that flies under the helicopter and measures the thickness of the sea ice. We also measure the thickness of the sea ice when we are working on the ice. This allows us to validate the helicopter [...] documenting the shrinkage of the sea ice, which reached its annual minimum on 9 September. © Linnu Buehler www.meereisportal.de/en/news-overview/news-detail-view/arctic-sea-ice-reaches-summer-minimum

the AWI’s Data Assimilation group. I’m interested in using data assimilation to study the global air-sea flux of CO 2 . Maya Dalby (Postdoc) I studied biology and marine biology and have become a zooplanktologist [...] interactions affect the efficiency of the biological carbon pump and lastly carbon export to the deep sea and sediments. Currently, I investigate how to implement new iron sources and new phytoplankton functional [...] projects. I completed a master's thesis on the effects of eddies on the phytoplankton bloom in the North Atlantic using a simple NPZD (Nutrient-Phytoplankton-Zooplankton-Detritus) model (biogeochemical model)