A strong voice for the sea

KDM supports young talent events at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice From 9 to 13 June 2025, political decision-makers, science, civil society and business gathered for the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice.

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Marine Conservation and Multi-Use Strategy Group at HIFMB Oldenburg

In the last week of May, the Marine Conservation and Multi-Use Strategy Group met at the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) in Oldenburg for its annual workshop. Among the 25 participants

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DAM and KDM are planning a merger!

Merger into a joint association DAM and KDM currently still exist as two associations that are founded and operated with complementary tasks and objectives, but with comparable content.

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Prof Oliver Zielinski appointed to the Science Council

Oliver Zielinski - Director of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Professor of Earth System Research at the University of Rostock and Vice-Chairman of KDM - was appointed to the position of Director of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde on 1 February 2025.

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Cross of Merit for KDM Chairman Ulrich Bathmann

The German Marine Research Consortium congratulates Professor Dr Ulrich Bathmann on receiving the Federal Cross of Merit. We congratulate him on this special honour, which recognises his outstanding commitment and valuable work.

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Dark oxygen production in the deep sea: A communication

In an article published in Nature Geoscience on 22 July 2024, Sweetman et al. (2024) report on observations of the formation of oxygen through the electrolysis of seawater on polymetallic

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Atlantic co-operation strengthened

Forum of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance 8-10 October 2024 The Forum of the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance took place from 8 to 10 October 2024.

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Future Ocean Forum: Interdisciplinary marine research

ZFO Thesis Paper 1/24 published Nature and Society in Marine Research - Perspectives of Interdisciplinary Cooperation in the Anthropocene This first thesis paper of the Future Ocean Forum deals with the necessity of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary cooperation

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KDM Strategy Group cited by the Seabed Authority

Deep seabed mining is an increasingly important and controversial topic. With the aim of better informing all interested stakeholders, the International Seabed Authority has started to publish verified and up-to-date

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Coastal resilience workshop

Note: This workshop will be held in English. The All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance announces a Virtual Stakeholder Networking Event titled "Coastal Resilience: An Atlantic Ocean of

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