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Concealed Among Deep-water Corals: New Fish Species Discovered In Mauritanian Waters

The fish from the rockling family was found at a depth of 595 meters

20.08.2024 · SAM
Preservation of organic carbon in the ocean floor

New publication on the dynamic role of iron oxides in organic carbon preservation in oceanfloor

19.08.2024 · MARUM
Change of staff in coastal research: AWI Vice Director Prof Karen Wiltshire to helm new climate institute at Trinity College Dublin

In July, the AWI’s Vice Director for Coastal Research and Director of the Biological Institute Helgoland transfered to Trinity College Dublin, where she will head a newly founded climate institute.

19.08.2024 · AWI
Biodiversity in the open ocean – a European monitoring project at ZMT

Biodiversity is challenging to observe and assess in the open ocean, which is vast and difficult to access. The European research project "Monitoring the Open-Ocean Biodiversity with Fishers" (MOOBYF) is now pursuing a new strategy

15.08.2024 · ZMT
DAM transfer projects registered as official UN Ocean Decade projects

The DAM is an official network partner of the German Ocean Decade Committee. The two transfer projects Ocean Online and the Interactive World Ocean are now also officially recognized as projects of the Ocean Decade.

14.08.2024 ·
A belly full of jelly

Fish in Greenlandic waters consume significantly more jellyfish than previously assumed.

14.08.2024 · AWI
Marine heatwaves in the Baltic Sea: IOW researchers investigate causes and effects

Periods in which the upper water layers in the sea temporarily become exceptionally warm are occurring with increasing frequency worldwide.

14.08.2024 · IOW
Bacteria in lakes fight climate change

Methane-oxidizing bacteria could play a greater role than previously thought in preventing the release of climate-damaging methane from lakes.

13.08.2024 · CEN
In years to come, the Arctic Ocean will absorb less CO2 than expected

The Arctic Ocean absorbs an especially large amount of CO2. Due in part to climate change, this effect will be less pronounced in the future.

13.08.2024 · CEN
Start of the expedition to the cold-water corals in the West Indian Ocean

On August 8, MARUM expedition SO306 set sail from Port Louis, Mauritius. The destination of the expedition is the Western Indian Ocean and the Strait of Mozambique.

12.08.2024 · MARUM
IOW Research programme 2024-2033 „Perspectives of Coastal Seas“

The IOW studies Coastal and Marine Systems in a holistic and interdisciplinary approach in comparative study areas.

12.08.2024 · IOW
The Race for Species Discovery

11 new marine species and a new platform for rapid species description established

06.08.2024 · SAM
Innovative monitoring system locates subsea transmission cables with high precision and reliability

A cornerstone of the energy transition, offshore wind energy supplies millions of consumers with green electricity. Export cables connect offshore wind farms to the grid onshore.

02.08.2024 · Fraunhofer
What’s the weather like in the deep sea?

A new study has revealed how even the deepest seafloors are affected by the daily back-and-forth of the tides, and the change of the seasons, and that currents at the bottom of the ocean are far more complicated than previously thought.

31.07.2024 · MARUM
METEOR expedition M202 investigates the ecology of prey to better understand hunting behaviour of toothed whales in the Atlantic

On Sunday, the research vessel METEOR set off on an expedition around the island of Terceira in the Azores archipelago. The findings will ultimately contribute to the protection of these endangered marine mammals.

24.07.2024 · GEOMAR

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All press releases and news from the DAM

Concealed Among Deep-water Corals: New Fish Species Discovered In Mauritanian Waters

Preservation of organic carbon in the ocean floor

Change of staff in coastal research: AWI Vice Director Prof Karen Wiltshire to helm new climate institute at Trinity College Dublin

Biodiversity in the open ocean – a European monitoring project at ZMT

DAM transfer projects registered as official UN Ocean Decade projects

A belly full of jelly

Marine heatwaves in the Baltic Sea: IOW researchers investigate causes and effects

Bacteria in lakes fight climate change

In years to come, the Arctic Ocean will absorb less CO2 than expected

Start of the expedition to the cold-water corals in the West Indian Ocean

IOW Research programme 2024-2033 „Perspectives of Coastal Seas“

The Race for Species Discovery

Innovative monitoring system locates subsea transmission cables with high precision and reliability

What’s the weather like in the deep sea?

METEOR expedition M202 investigates the ecology of prey to better understand hunting behaviour of toothed whales in the Atlantic

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