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Ocean Museum Germany heads international research project on the protection of harbour porpoises
Fourteen partners from Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Finland and Lithuania have joined forces to develop effective protection measures for the highly endangered Baltic Sea harbour porpoise. The five-year project headed by the Ocean Museum Germany and sponsored by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) will evaluate scientific data on the population structure, threats and habitat quality of harbour porpoises in the Baltic.
New publication showcases 50 years of global jellyfish research
A new issue of the series “Advances in Marine Biology” is dedicated to the topic of worldwide research on Rhizostomeae jellyfish since 1970. The 547-page volume with contributions from 36 international experts was published in collaboration between the Ocean Museum Germany in Stralsund, Senckenberg am Meer in Hamburg and the University of São Paulo in Brazil.
The One Health approach - How the health of the environment and animals also affects our well-being
At the 15th meeting of the European Society for Wildlife Health, the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut and the Ocean Museum Germany will be joining people from politics and science to discuss how important intact ecosystems and healthy wildlife are for the well-being of us all. Healthy ecosystems promote biodiversity, regulate the climate, provide clean water and air and, together with healthy wildlife, reduce the risk of disease outbreaks in humans.
Click, click and away? A new international research project investigates long-term benefits and impacts by using acoustic warning devices for harbour porpoises
In order to reduce bycatch of harbour porpoises in gillnets, fishermen have been using so-called Porpoise ALerting Devices (PALs) voluntarily off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein since 2017. In an international research project, scientists are now and until the end of 2024 examining the effectiveness of the bycatch reduction and the long-term effects of the warning devices.
New director at the helm of Ocean Museum Germany
The oceanographer Professor Burkard Baschek will take over as designated scientific director of the Ocean Museum Germany in Stralsund. He is successor of Dr. Harald Benke, who has worked for the foundation for over 25 years and will retire on 31 July 2021.
International research project "Hearing in penguins" draws to a close
A three-year study of the hearing ability of penguins at the German Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund in collaboration with partners in Germany and Denmark presented its findings during an online final conference in April. This project lays the scientific foundation for future research on hearing in diving birds and contributes to our understanding of the extent to which seabirds require protection from underwater noise in the wild.
