Current press releases

A ship with a blue hull
27.06.2025

Celebrating 50 years of service to marine research

The research vessel LITTORINA celebrates its anniversary

 A young woman with Asian features stands on board a ship wearing orange waders and holds a small fish up to the camera
25.06.2025

“Shrinking” Cod: How Humans have altered the Genetic Make-Up of Fish

Study reveals: Overfishing has left measurable marks in the genome of baltic cod

Many small plastic particles float in a glass
25.06.2025

AI to Uncover Marine Enzymes with Transformative Potential

The interdisciplinary project AI MareExplore launches at GEOMAR

Underwater photo of a large rusty metal cylinder
18.06.2025

International and interdisciplinary: Expert gathering on the topic of ammunition in the sea

GEOMAR is Lead Scientific Partner of Kiel Munition Clearance Week 2025

Diagram showing the various mCDR methods and their effects on the oxygen content in the ocean
13.06.2025

What helps the climate is not automatically good for the ocean

GEOMAR study analyses the impact of marine carbon dioxide removal methods on global ocean oxygen levels

[Translate to English:] Forschungsschiff METEOR
07.06.2025

UN Ocean Conference, 9–13 June 2025, Nice

GEOMAR will participate with two side events on the research vessel METEOR

[Translate to English:] Ein Mann mit blauer Strickmütze hockt am Strand hinter einer Kühlbox mit blauem Deckel und hält einen Seegras-Spross hoch.
03.06.2025

Start of the Underwater Planting Season

NGOs renaturalise large areas of seagrass meadows in the Baltic Sea for the first time

 Underwater photo of a snorkeller
30.05.2025

Diving into the Sea right on your Doorstep

The 'Snorkeling.City' project enters its second round

Fishermen on a boat sorting plaice. Seagulls accompany the boat.
22.05.2025

Why Europe’s Fisheries Management Needs a Rethink

GEOMAR researchers identify systemic weaknesses in EU fisheries management and are calling for quotas to be set independently of national interests

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