• Ten years of exploration with the AWI’s research aircraft Polar 5

      for atmospheric research and geophysics purposes, the airplane has landed on the Arctic sea ice near the North Pole, and at the South Pole.

    • Applied Macroalgae Research

      Bioethanol Biodiversity Conservation Life Cycle Assessment Safe Packaging Reference Herbarium So. North Sea [...] Hofmann Dr Inka Bartsch Dr Mar Fernández-Méndez Prof. Dr. Bela Buck Prof. Dr. Astrid Gärdes Biomaterials Sea Key Model for Mariculture Open Ocean Cultivation Offshore Cultivation Kelp Engineering Marine Raw Materials

    • Crossing the Equator

      Cape Verde Islands at 26 ° C, a cloudless sky and a gentle swell of 2 meters from the north. The hard-earned “sea legs” can rest for now, it could really be worse.

    • CranGo

      known as sand shrimp or brown shrimp, is a popular, high-priced and regional product of the German north sea coasts. The current fishing methods are causing considerable damage to the seabed and destroying [...] Contact: Mail to Isabela , Mirko or Kai Duration: 3.2024 – 3.2025 Funding: AWI-Innovationsfond A young North Sea shrimp from the mudflats (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Not a typical mudflat dweller

    • Benthic Ecology

      natural and anthropogenic disturbance and climate change. Study areas include Arctic coasts, the North Sea, Patagonian fjords and Antarctic shelf regions, where we study structure and performance of benthic [...] used to support national and international marine management and conservation processes. Focus North Sea Benthos Biogeochemical Fluxes Coral Reefs Rocky Shore Ecology Ecological Modeling Patagonian Benthos

    • Biosciences

      energy cycle in the ecosystems of the polar regions and of the shelf and coastal regions of the North Sea. Central research themes are (1) reactions of individuals, populations and communities on external [...] Biological Oceanography Sustainable Marine Bioeconomy Integrative Ecophysiology Shelf Sea System Ecology Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology

    • Pioneering research reveals Arctic matter pathways poised for major shifts amidst climate change

      Transpolar Drift carries sea ice, fresh water, and suspended matter from the Siberian shelves across the central Arctic towards the Fram Strait channel, which connects to the Nordic Seas. This cross-Arctic flow [...] including microplastics and heavy metals – from Siberian river systems into the central Arctic and the North Atlantic. This material affects Arctic biogeochemistry and ecosystems, while the fresh water itself

    • Guest Research and Education

      exhibition is being created from the history of the North Sea to the future of marine research Find out more Guest Research and Courses at the Wadden Sea Station Sylt We offer offer excellent working conditions

    • Arctic Marine Ecosystems Still Under Pressure

      Arctic. Due to rising water temperatures, many Arctic fish species are retreating farther and farther north, while species from more temperate latitudes are increasingly being sighted off the coasts of Greenland [...] Institute have now analysed scientific publications on the ecological impacts of climate change in Arctic seas released in the past ten years. Their findings: the shifting habitats have affected entire biotic

    • Researching the environmental impacts of deep-seabed mining

      To what extent does polymetallic nodule mining impact the ecosystem in the deep sea? This is what the MiningImpact expedition SO295 with the research vessel SONNE is investigating for the next two months [...] months in the exploration contract areas of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the North Pacific. During the collection of polymetallic nodules, the bio-active layer of the seabed is removed and the sediments