At the German Sailing Day in Warnemünde, the team from the German Ocean Foundation presented the major Citizen Science Project and the ENVIRONAUT environmental course for water sports enthusiasts, which can now be completed online.

In cooperation with the Planetarium in Berlin and the German Association for the United Nations, we organized the first parliamentary evening.

Since April 2024, our CEO Frank Schweikert has been a member of the European Commission's Mission Board Restore our Ocean and Waters. On September 24, Frank had the opportunity to speak at the 2nd public meeting of the Parliamentary Group on the European Perspective on Maritime Policy.

320 students and numerous supporters at the International Coastal Cleanup Day in Eckernförde cleared the beach of garbage.

We were delighted to welcome Professor Andreas Fath on board the ALDEBARAN after he had swum the Elbe from Dresden to Hamburg. Olympic champion Leonie Beck accompanied him on the last leg of his journey.

Together with AI.HAMBURG, SMM Hamburg and Fórum Oceano, we presented the AI for the Oceans Award to HUB Ocean.

The first team in the marine competition got off to a successful start. Emely and Lara from Cuxhaven researched diatoms and climate change.

Lessons on the sea about the sea! The school research project Watt'n MEER allowed pupils to experience the North Sea habitat up close. On board the research vessel ALDEBARAN, they learned from scientists and discovered the fascinating world of animals and plants in the North Sea.

Pupils from Cuxhaven and Wilhelmshaven explored the North Sea as part of the WATT'n Meer project. Daniel Schneider, marine policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group on marine policy in the German Bundestag, was there up close.

Cinema on the beach - with a fresh sea breeze, we have presented great projects over the past few days as part of the Sea Experience Days. There were also insights into the Marine Competition 2024 and its research topics.

The student team from the Tuttlingen Student Research Center investigated how much influence seagrasses have on water quality, what happens when seagrass meadows die off and whether artificially created seagrass meadows are necessary.

The five-day sailing expedition on the research vessel ALDEBARAN was the highlight of their research project so far. Equipped with a remote-controlled diving robot, an EXO probe and a pile scraper, they investigated 15 sites along the coast from Greifswald to Rostock.

Together with Statista, we have compiled an exciting report that provides a comprehensive overview and relevant data for understanding the largest ecosystem on our planet.

Ocean Literacy World Conference - The conference brings together ocean literacy and marine education communities from around the world to promote a harmonious relationship between people and the ocean.

What impact is climate change having on Lake Constance? We investigated this question on our research vessel ALDEBARAN with international researchers from the border triangle. High school students from Germany, Austria and Switzerland have spent the past few weeks studying mussels, plankton and microplastics in Lake Constance.

YOUMARES 2024, which focused on the topic of "Ocean resilience in a changing climate", took place on the Cap San Diego in Hamburg and welcomed 128 participants from 19 countries.

We organized an informative clean-up event on Hamburg's Elbe beach to mark the Loki Schmidt Foundation's Long Day of Urban Nature.

Prince Albert II and his family opened the Monaco section of Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg's Speicherstadt on Thursday.

The German Ocean Foundation has joined 26 other experts in drafting the Manifesto for a European Ocean Pact. Following the initiative of our advisory board member Catherine Chabaud, in cooperation with our Portuguese partner foundation Ozeano Azul and Europe Jacques Delors, the document is intended to help ensure that ocean policy in the new legislative period of the European Parliament does not start from scratch, but builds on previous findings.