EU-Verordnung zur Verringerung der Beifänge in Meeresschutzgebieten Ende Februar ist eine neue EU-Verordnung in Kraft getreten, mit der Schweinswale besser geschützt werden. Die Schweinswalpopulation der zentralen Ostsee ist laut der Weltnaturschutzorganisation IUCN vom Aussterben bedroht und umfasst weniger als 500 Tiere. Mit der neuen Verordnung wird die Stellnetzfischerei in den...
Many shipwrecks from the Second World War are being tracked down in the Baltic Sea using modern technology. Companies and amateur divers are responsible for the increasing plundering of war graves. Pillau on 11 April 1945: the small East Prussian Baltic port is overcrowded with refugees. On this Wednesday morning, significantly more people than before are crowding towards the...
Durch die Ostsee nach Murmansk Was für ein Brocken? Der brandneue Atom-Eisbrecher RFS Sibir befindet sich derzeit auf Ablieferungsfahrt aus der Ostsee in Richtung Murmansk. Er ist Teil des russischen strategischen Gesamt-Konzeptes in der Arktis. Die Sibir ist am 22. September 2017 vom Stapel gelaufen. Inzwischen wurde das Schiff an...
Under the patronage of Schleswig-Holstein's Minister President Daniel Günther, hundreds of experts came together in September to identify solutions to one of the greatest threats in the North and Baltic Seas. The seabed contains mineral resources and flora that make a significant contribution to the regeneration of the atmosphere. But for more than a century...
The countries bordering the Baltic Sea have agreed to step up measures to improve the devastating state of one of the world's most polluted marine areas. The aim of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) and the European Commission is to protect 30% of the Baltic Sea by 2030. The new measures were announced at a ministerial meeting on...
On Tuesday, 26 October 2021 at 10 a.m., the minehunting boat "Homburg" will return to its home port of Kiel. The 43-strong crew from the 3rd Minehunting Squadron has been participating in the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) for the past three months. Together with ships and boats...
On Thursday, 21 October 2021, the minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" will leave its home port of Kiel at 10 am. The boat will be part of NATO's Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) for the coming months. She replaces the "Homburg", which left Kiel on 14 July.
From 10 September 2021, the Baltic Sea will once again be the venue for one of the most important multinational exercises to improve strategic planning and tactical communication between the participating nations. The large-scale manoeuvre "Northern Coasts" is an essential component of cross-force cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. The protection of the northern flank is an elementary focus of the German...
Invitation | Dialogue forum: Meer.Innovation | 07.09.2021, 19.00 | Online The Kiel Munition Clearance Week 2021 will take place from 06-10 September 2021. It is the first international conference on the topic of munitions clearance in the sea. The Hermann Ehlers Academy invites under the title "Dialogue Forum: Sea.innovation". The conference will discuss the...
The Second World War ended more than 76 years ago. But to this day, more than 30,000 mines and other explosives lie at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. In issue 4-2021, marineforum reported on contaminated sites in the sea and Kiel Munition Clearance Week, which takes place in September. A short...
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