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.

We were at the Our Ocean Conference in Athens. John Kerry, founder of the Our Ocean Conference series and former US Secretary of State and Joe Biden administration climate envoy, opened the conference.

Opening of the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona. With unprecedented global support, the first conference of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development kicked off yesterday in Barcelona. We were there for you.

80 organizations, including partners of the German Ocean Foundation, took part in Monaco Ocean Week under the auspices of the Prince Albert II Foundation.

The first European Ocean Days took place in Brussels from March 4-8, 2024 and featured events on European maritime topics such as the EU Mission Board for Oceans and Waters, future priorities for the oceans, blue innovation and investment opportunities.

Two marine competition teams win "BundesUmweltWettbewerb". We are particularly proud that student teams from Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium in Tuttlingen, who took part in the marine competition, won the "BundesUmweltWettbewerb" in both 2022 and 2023.

We are delighted that we were able to present our largest joint initiative to date, "love your ocean", at this year's boot Düsseldorf!

The Ocean Tribute Award 2024 goes to ECOP Africa!