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In marine and climate research, natural and social science disciplines work closely together to understand the ocean and develop the knowledge base for protection and sustainable use.

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Marine and climate research

In marine and climate research, natural and social science disciplines work closely together to understand the marine ecosystem and to develop a basis knowledge for the protection and a sustainable use of the oceans.

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Marine research offers for pupils

German marine research institutions offer school pupils a wide range of opportunities to learn more about coasts, seas and oceans and their exploration.

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German marine research

Marine research in Germany is carried out by various university and non-university institutions that complement each other in their range of tasks and work together on an interdisciplinary basis.

DAM
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> Marine and Climate Research

The German Marine Research Alliance

The German Marine Research Alliance (DAM) unites 25 German marine research institutions with the aim of strengthening the sustainable management of coasts, seas and oceans.

DAM
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> Marine and Climate Research

German Marine Research Consortium

The German Marine Research Consortium (KDM) was founded in 2004 as an association of marine research organisations in Germany and works closely with the German Marine Research Alliance.

KDM
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> Marine and Climate Research

Protection and sustainable use

The research mission sustainMare of the German Marine Research Alliance (DAM) investigates ecological, economic and social impacts of the utilisation and pollution of various marine regions and provides concrete knowledge for action.

sustainMare
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> Marine and Climate Research

Marine carbon storage

The research mission CDRmare of the German Marine Research Alliance investigates how the climate regulating effect of the ocean can be strengthened in the future and provides concrete knowledge for action.

CDRmare
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> Marine and Climate Research

Improving risk management

The research mission mareXtreme of the German Marine Research Alliance is investigating the interactions between extreme marine events and natural hazards as well as their ecological and social impacts.

mareXtreme
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> Marine and Climate Research

The United Nations Ocean Decade

The United Nations has declared the years 2021 to 2030 the International Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development to implement solutions for the protection and sustainable use of the ocean.

Ocean Decade
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> Marine and Climate Research

FONA - Research for sustainability

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is aligning its research funding for climate protection and greater sustainability with the United Nations 2030 Agenda with the so called FONA strategy.

BMBF
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The marine data portal

The data portal offers user-friendly, central access to marine research data, visualisations, reports and publications from a variety of data repositories and libraries in the context of German marine research.

Marine Data
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Marine environmental database

The Marine Environmental Database (MUDAB) summarises and provides data from the marine monitoring activities of the coastal federal states and other federal and research institutions.

UBA
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Marine data infrastructure Germany

The Marine Data Infrastructure Germany (MDI-DE) contains data on the German coastal zone of the North Sea and Baltic Sea as well as neighbouring marine areas. The data is collected by state and federal authorities.

MDI-DE
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German marine research programmes for education and training

On the DAM homepage you will find a list of programmes for young scientists within the German marine research area. The list includes programmes for school pupils, trainees, students, doctoral candidates and postdocs.

DAM
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> Research Vessels

Research icebreaker FS Polarstern

A portal about the research icebreaker FS Polarstern of the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) with current reports, pictures and data directly from the ship.

AWI
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> Measuring Devices and Data

Search engine for environmental knowledge

The National Centre for Environmental and Nature Conservation Information at the Federal Environment Agency operates a central data and information portal for the field of environmental and nature conservation.

UBA
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Ocean observation with Argo floats

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) presents the international Argo program in this fact sheet, which monitors the ocean using so-called Argo floats.

BSH
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Research vessels - exploring the sea on site

This website provides an overview of all German research vessels, including their technical data. In addition, the current location of the research vessels can be tracked on a live map.

KDM
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> Measuring Devices and Data

Remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) from MARUM

In this video you can find out more about remotely operated diving robots (ROVs). A scientist explains how they work, accompanied by impressive video footage from research missions.

MARUM
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> Research Vessels

No fisheries research without ships

Depending on the research location, different requirements are placed on the research vessels. These vary accordingly in size and design. Read more about the different research vessels of the Thünen Institute here.

Thünen Institute
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> Research Vessels

The Coriolis research vessel

The research vessel Coriolis is used to study coasts and rivers - and it is also a kind of research object itself. It is being used to research the suitability of hydrogen technologies as a more environmentally friendly ship propulsion system.

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Screenshot der Startseite der mit:forschen! Plattform. DAM.
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Join:research! Creating knowledge together

The central citizen science platform in Germany offers opportunities to participate in research on a wide range of topics; a project of Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) and the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin.

WiD
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Die Startseite der Ocean School. Screenshot / DAM.
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> Educational Materials

Ocean School

The Ocean School offers exciting environmental education for pupils of different age groups. With videos, virtual reality / augmented reality and interactive projects in English and French, it covers subjects from science to social studies.

Ocean Frontier Institute | National Film Board of Canada
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Fish swimming past air bubbles
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> Hands-on Activities

Dive in and explore: into the Deep

Immerse yourself in marine research and analyse data and fascinating images from the deep sea.

Interchange
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Zwei Hände berühren einen Touchdisplay und interagieren mit dem Interaktiven Weltozean.
Foto: DAM Sinje Hasheider
> Educational Materials

Interactive world ocean

Touchscreen-based ocean map for schools, educational institutions and exhibitions - navigate simply and intuitively by touch and immerse yourself in the underwater world.

DAM
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ODK Broschüre: Meere Wissen Handeln
Deutsche Stiftung Meeresschutz
> Educational Materials

Educational programmes of the UN Ocean Decade

Learning and teaching opportunities relating to the protection and sustainable use of the ocean - for formal and informal learning contexts (from daycare centres to lifelong learning).

ODK
Multimedia
Foto der DAM Zukunftsbox, ein Spiel zum Nachhaltigen Umgang mit den Meeren.
Bild: DAM
> Educational Materials

Future box oceans

In a workshop format, various future scenarios are developed in a playful way to answer the question: What will our oceans look like in the future?

DAM | Futurium

The federal government and the governments of the five northern German states support the current development and sponsor the DAM

Topics at a Glance

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