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Underway research data project to be continued

BMFTR to fund expansion of German marine research data infrastructure for another two years / Continuation planned

27.02.2026 · DAM
How do clouds form in Antarctica?

The first flight-based aerosol measurements in 20 years

20.02.2026 · AWI
New contact point supports structural change in coastal fishing

The Information and Coordination Centre for Fisheries Transformation (IKTF) is a new institution for fisheries in the North Sea and Baltic Sea

17.02.2026 · THÜNEN
Coastal Kelvin Waves and Marine Heatwaves in the Tropical Atlantic

Expedition M217/1 investigates upwelling system and extreme events off the southwest African coast

17.02.2026 · GEOMAR
Why the eutrophicated Baltic Sea struggles with recovery

New IOW review highlights key processes and causes

16.02.2026 · IOW
Offshore wind farms change current patterns

Hereon researchers simulate long-term effects of wind and tidal wakes caused by wind turbines in the North Sea for the first time

16.02.2026 · HEREON
Tatiana Ilyina appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Climate scientist Tatiana Ilyina will be strengthening our executive board and expanding our research with a new Department

16.02.2026 · MPI-MM
Course correction needed quickly to avoid pathway to ‘hothouse Earth’ scenario, scientists say

International team publishes appeal in specialist journal

11.02.2026 · MARUM
Excellent Research on the Molecular Underpinnings of the Ocean

Dr Viktoria Steck is starting a new Emmy Noether Group, “Marine Metalloproteins”, at GEOMAR

11.02.2026 · GEOMAR
Tiny marine animal reveals bacterial origin of animal defence mechanisms

Kiel study demonstrates horizontal gene transfer of the enzyme lysozyme from bacteria

11.02.2026 · CAU
Underestimated wake

Shipping traffic causes more turmoil in the Baltic Sea than expected

10.02.2026 · IOW
Prof. Dr Hajo Eicken appointed new director of the Alfred Wegener Institute

The glaciologist moves from Alaska to Bremerhaven as scientific director

10.02.2026 · AWI
Setting sail to a region in rapid transition

The SWOS Polarstern expedition launches investigations into the rapid changes of sea ice and ecosystems in the Antarctic Weddell Sea

06.02.2026 · AWI
Record low sea levels in the Baltic Sea

Will there be a major inflow of saltwater from the North Sea?

06.02.2026 · IOW
Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

International team provides first detailed evidence of long-suspected hidden fresh water aquifers

04.02.2026 · MARUM

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News

All press releases and news from the DAM

Underway research data project to be continued

How do clouds form in Antarctica?

New contact point supports structural change in coastal fishing

Coastal Kelvin Waves and Marine Heatwaves in the Tropical Atlantic

Why the eutrophicated Baltic Sea struggles with recovery

Offshore wind farms change current patterns

Tatiana Ilyina appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

Course correction needed quickly to avoid pathway to ‘hothouse Earth’ scenario, scientists say

Excellent Research on the Molecular Underpinnings of the Ocean

Tiny marine animal reveals bacterial origin of animal defence mechanisms

Underestimated wake

Prof. Dr Hajo Eicken appointed new director of the Alfred Wegener Institute

Setting sail to a region in rapid transition

Record low sea levels in the Baltic Sea

Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

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News

All press releases and news from the DAM

Underway research data project to be continued

How do clouds form in Antarctica?

New contact point supports structural change in coastal fishing

Coastal Kelvin Waves and Marine Heatwaves in the Tropical Atlantic

Why the eutrophicated Baltic Sea struggles with recovery

Offshore wind farms change current patterns

Ta­tiana Ily­ina ap­poin­ted Dir­ector at the Max Planck In­sti­tute for Mar­ine Mi­cro­bi­o­logy

Course correction needed quickly to avoid pathway to ‘hothouse Earth’ scenario, scientists say

Excellent Research on the Molecular Underpinnings of the Ocean

Tiny marine animal reveals bacterial origin of animal defence mechanisms

Underestimated wake

Prof. Dr Hajo Eicken appointed new director of the Alfred Wegener Institute

Setting sail to a region in rapid transition

Record low sea levels in the Baltic Sea

Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

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Tatiana Ilyina appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology