• LTER Observatory HAUSGARTEN

    Wegener Institute established the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) observatory HAUSGARTEN in the Fram Strait. HAUSGARTEN observatory displays 21 permanent stations covering a water depth range of 250 [...] HAUSGARTEN observatory is successively extended within the frame of the HGF infrastructure project FRAM (Frontiers in Arctic marine Monitoring). Contact: T. Soltwedel, M. Bergmann, C. Hasemann , E.-M. Nöthig

  • What calling and singing reveal about bowhead whales

    reproduce beneath the sea ice northwest of Spitsbergen, while using the open water in the eastern Fram Strait as a migration corridor. This conclusion comes from researchers in the Ocean Acoustics Group

  • Dr. Wilken-Jon von Appen

    wilken-jon.von.appen@awi.de
    +49(471)4831-2903
    Klußmannstraße 3d, 27570 Bremerhaven

  • Dr. Rebecca McPherson

    rebecca.mcpherson@awi.de
    +49(471)4831-2161
    Klußmannstraße 3d, 27570 Bremerhaven

  • Brochures and Reports

    Regions Knowledge on fish and their ecology in the Arctic Ocean Brochures AWI image brochure Brochure FRAM FOCUS on: Climate Research Brochure Coastal Research Brochure Climate Research Brochure Polar Ecosystems

  • Team

    Steinhöfel-Sasgen, Grit Postdoc Terbrüggen, Anja Engineer Torres Valdes, Sinhue Senior Scientist, "FRAM" Völker, Christoph Senior Scientist Wuttig, Kathrin Postdoc Wollenburg, Jutta Senior Scientist Ye

  • Team - AWI OZA

    ecological role of marine mammals in the Arctic Ocean. Data stem from the interdisciplinary Arctic FRAM ocean observatory, which provides a unique opportunity to gain insight into these interrelationships [...] environmental alterations triggered by climate change, such as sea-ice decline. Using data collected in Fram Strait, I am investigating potential impacts of climate change on the acoustic presence of endemic [...] Patterns in the Acoustic Presence and Vocal Behaviour of Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Eastern Fram Strait Diandra Duengen (2019), Master Uni Oldenburg Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) distribution

  • Publications, Contributions & Outreach Activities - AWI OZA

    multi-year analysis of acoustic occurrence and habitat use of blue and fin whales in eastern and central Fram Strait. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0314369. DOI: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314369 Trathan PN, Savoca [...] Acoustic presence and vocal repertoire of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in eastern and central Fram Strait. Frontiers in Remote Sensing 3. DOI: doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.907105 Duengen D, Burkhardt [...] Spiesecke S, Thomisch K (2020). Vocal behaviour of bowhead whales ( Balaena mysticetus ) in eastern Fram Strait. Paper SC/68/NH/03 presented at the Scientific Committee Meeting of the IWC. Available from:

  • Polarstern longterm cruise planning

    Logistics International/national collaboration: Expeditions 2024 to the Arctic PS143/1 & PS143/2; Project: FRAM HAUSGARTEN Frank Wenzhöfer & Katja Metfies (GPF23-1_013) Goals: • Long-term ecological research in [...] E-Mail Participants: 2 x 50 Free berths: - Period: June - August 2024 Days at sea : 61 Working Area: Fram Strait Disciplines: Marine Technology, Physical Oceanography, Long-Term Observations (LTO), Long-Term [...] forms part of a framework of international consortia (GEOTRACES, ArcWatch-LTO). It is supported by FRAM observatory technology, and contributes to a time series of four expeditions to the CAO in the POF4

  • M.Sc. Daniel Scholz

    daniel.scholz@awi.de
    +49(471)4831-2366
    Klußmannstraße 1, 27570 Bremerhaven