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Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The Alfred Wegener Institute carries out research in the Arctic and Antarctic as well as in the high and mid latitude oceans. The institute coordinates German polar research and makes available to national and international science important infrastructure, e.g. the research ice breaker Polarstern and research stations in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Activities
- Research
Networks
Coordinated projects
- Collaborative project: Development of a mobile fish transport system with integrated water treatment - subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Digitalization of land-based shrimp farming in Germany using AI-based evaluation of imaging and acoustic systems - subproject A
- Collaborative project: Industrial implementation of a production process for a sustainable macroalgae packaging concept for the food sector (MakPakScaleUp) - Subproject B
- Collaborative project: Offshore site selection for sustainable and multifunctional use of marine areas in heavily used oceans on the example of the North Sea – Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Sustainable packaging solutions from macroalgae for the food trade. Subproject 2
- Comparative studies on the animal friendly stunning and killing of crustaceans
- Conservation of native crayfish by developing an innovative fish stocking concept preventing the spread of crayfish plague
- Designation and management of ocean protection area Weddellmeer
- Development of time series analysis methods
- Draw up a proposal for a marine reserve in the area of the Weddell Sea (Antarctica)
- Increasing Echinoderm Value Chains
- Optimization of lupin meal for aquaculture
- Reintroduction of European oysters in the German North Sea: building sustainable production of seed oysters for a long-term resettlement program
- Research on Krill population in the Southern Ocean
Involved in research projects
- A.st.ra. - Astacus stock raise
- Assessment oBIOACID: Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification - Biologische Auswirkungen der Ozeanversauerungf fluxes of nitrogen species between the atmosphere and forest ecosystems in the northeast German plain.
- Baltc Sea and North Sea GLOBEC: trophic interactions between zooplancton and fishes allowing the effects of physical processes
- Development of strategies for adapting the quality production of agricultural crops to climate change and gartenbaullicher in Lower Saxony. TP3: Adaptation of variety, soil preparation and fertilization on scarce water supplies in the production of quality wheat
- Production, characterization and use of chitinase from cold-adapted bacteria for preservation of liquid, semi-solid and solid foods - especially bakery products
- The impact of changes in biodiversity in North Sea food webs caused by environmental factors and human activities
- Use of a novel antifreeze protein from marine resources (diatoms) in frozen dough
Contact
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
(AWI)
Am Handelshafen 12
27570 Bremerhaven
Bremen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0471) 4831-0
Email: info(@)awi.de