On 16 April 2025 the 'Klimahaus Expedition' will take place again. Many scientists from well-known research institutes will be a 'living' part of this exciting event at the Klimahaus in Bremerhaven - and we, the Institute of Sea Fisheries will be on board again!
A team of scientists, technicians and student assistants from the Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries is on its way again this year as part of the Internationally co-ordinated Mackerel Egg Survey (MEGS) in the North Atlantic
Our colleague Katrine Wilhelmsen Melaa from the Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries had the opportunity to collect samples for her PhD project on the commercial fishing trawler “Cuxhaven”of the Deutsche Fischfang Union (DFFU). Join Katrine on the journey and her experiences on board!
In a recent study by the EU's Horizon Europe project MarinePlan, which is coordinated by the Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, the scientists emphasise that systematic conservation planning (SCP) in particular can stop the loss of biodiversity.
To ensure the quality of the mackerel and horse mackerel egg survey in the coming year, participants from various European countries met with us in Bremerhaven to coordinate the egg identification process.
In its annual reports, ICES provides an overview of the status of exploited fish stocks in the North-East Atlantic and issues advice on total allowable catches. Here is an overview of the new reports.
The annual herring acoustic survey (HERAS) in the North Sea is about to end, and our colleague Matthias Schaber shares some exciting insights from the survey.
Do different countries agree on how to determine the sex and maturity of the lemon sole? And which characteristics should be used? These and other questions were discussed at a workshop in Belgium.
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