Within the framework of the DAM research mission sustainMare, more than 100 members of the involved research projects and institutions met on September 24 and 25 at the Catholic Academy Hamburg. The sub-projects presented their latest findings and provided an outlook on the second phase of the mission. In breakout groups, topic-specific concepts were developed, and a new mission working group was even founded, which will be an essential part of Phase II. Early career scientists were also given attention, as they had the opportunity to present their work during a poster session and participate in workshops prior to the conference.

Additional information on the conference (in German) and the DAM.

MGF-Ostesee among Top 10 in UN-Decade project competition

MGF-Ostsee II took part in the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration project competition in parallel with MGF-Nordsee II.

Alongside various other innovative and interesting projects, we were able to make it into the top 10, thus highlighting the importance of our work.

Further information can be found here (in German).

From July 16, 2024, a 19-day research cruise in the Baltic Sea area off Kühlungsborn was in progress. Under the direction of the IOW, a large-scale trawling experiment was carried out there, involving the research vessels Elisabeth Mann Borgese (IOW), Alkor (GEOMAR Kiel), Clupea (Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries) and Limanda (University of Rostock). Together, a variety of samples were taken and processed in order to gain a detailed insight into the changes in and on the sediment after bottom trawling. Further information can be found here or in the press release (in German).

EMB 342 Project Cruise

As part of the MGF-Baltic Sea II project, the RV Elisabeth Mann Borgese (EMB) was on a project cruise in the Baltic Sea in June 2024. The scientist gathered important data for the time series to documented the current state prior to the exclusion of bottom trawling fisheries in the marine protection areas.

MGF-Status Seminar 2024

On April 23rd and 24th, the involved scientists and stakeholders of the MGF projects (Baltic Sea & North Sea) met for the annual status meeting at the Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW).

The various working groups presented their results from the North and Baltic Seas and outlined their planned approaches for the upcoming project period.

In breakout groups, more detailed discussions took place, focusing on topics such as monitoring concepts, non-invasive sampling methods, and new modeling approaches.