News All press releases and news from the DAM Topics All Topics Biodiversity Climate Change Management Pollution Research Structure Usage DAM news only Outstanding Look into the Depths: 2024 Senckenberg Prizes Go to Marine Researchers During the 13th Senckenberg Night, Prof. Dr. Lisa Levin will be honored in the category of Nature Research; Dr. Enric Sala will be awarded the prize in the category of Commitment to Nature Citizen scientists help discover microplastics along the entire German coastline The global production of plastics and the resulting plastic waste has increased to such an extent that plastics have become ubiquitous in our environment. Tackling societal challenges together Politicians emphasize the importance of scientific findings for political decisions at the DAM's parliamentary evening “Sea Future” in Kiel Study on the sinking of the “Melanie Schulte” Hereon researchers have reconstructed one of the worst shipwrecks in German trade history Telepresence of MARUM-QUEST dive The Knipovich Ridge in the North Atlantic is the destination of an expedition with the research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN, which is being led by MARUM scientist Prof. Gerhard Bohrmann. NLWKN becomes 25th DAM member The German Marine Research Alliance (DAM) has a new member: the Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency (NLWKN) A bacterium infects deep-sea mussels and multiplies in their cells Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany, now reveal how a bacterial parasite infects and reproduces in the nuclei of deep-sea mussels from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. ROV MARUM SQUID – 100th dive On New Year's Day 2016, the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) MARUM SQUID undertook its first dive. Photosynthesis in near darkness Photosynthesis can take place at extremely low light levels. This is the result of an international study carried out as part of the MOSAiC expedition. Mobile Test Platform for Offshore Wind Turbines Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have developed a mobile test platform that enables realistic tests to be performed at full load, even on offshore wind turbines out in the open. Holistic change: Hereon meets ministry Claus Ruhe Madsen for a professional exchange in Geesthacht YESSS – Kick-off for a year-long research marathon in the Arctic Coordinated by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), YESSS is intended to yield new insights into climate change effects. New concept for the protection of marine biodiversity The AGELESS Project will leverage long-term data series for the ocean of the future Fisheries Research Overestimates Fish Stocks GEOMAR Expert Calls for More Realistic Stock Assessments New research group “Protist Virology” We are pleased and excited to welcome a new research group to our institute as of January 2025: Under the heading of Dr. Matthias Fischer, the researchers will explore the biology of giant viruses and their parasites. Previous 1 … 5 6 7 … 38 Next Share this page Newsletter Always up to date with the DAM newsletter. (German only) Subscribe Our Sponsors The federal government and the governments of the five northern German states support the current development and sponsor the DAM.