Ocean Museum Germany

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We are OCEAN!

Discover new exhibitions and the first aquariums at the MEERESMUSEUM

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Foundation History

Go on a time travel and learn about interesting facts about the past of the Ocean Museum Germany.

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UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development

The United Nations has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

Our Museum is an official network partner of the German Ocean Decade Committee and is participating in the Decade with new exhibitions, events as well as research on biodiversity and noise in the ocean.

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An der Oberfläche der grünlichen Ostsee schwimmt eine Schweinswal-Mutter mit ihrem Kalb. Das Kalb stößt eine kleine Fontäne aus. — Harbour porpoise mother calf pair swimming through the experiment. Drones were used to observe the animals' behaviour around the net and their reaction to the PAL more closely (photo: Ole Meyer-Klaeden/German Oceanographic Museum)

Click, click and away? A new international research project investigates long-term benefits and impacts by using acoustic warning devices for harbour porpoises

In order to reduce bycatch of harbour porpoises in gillnets, fishermen have been using so-called Porpoise ALerting Devices (PALs) voluntarily off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein since 2017. In an international research project, scientists are now and until the end of 2024 examining the effectiveness of the bycatch reduction and the long-term effects of the warning devices.