Members Members Institutions of different fields in marine research founded the German Marine Research Consortium (KDM) on March 16th, 2004. View all Members Research Vessels CLUPEA The CLUPEA, which began service in 2012, is the newest, and with a length of 28.80 m, the smallest, German fisheries research vessel View all Research Vessels Strategy Groups Strategy Groups KDM Strategy Goups are dedicated to overarching marine scientific topics, in particular those with a high societal relevance View Strategy Groups Education POLMAR Helmholtz Graduate School for Polar and Marine Research The Helmholtz Graduate School POLMAR provides a coherent framework for a well structured postgraduate programme at the Alfred Wegener Institute. View Education
