Tag Archives: GEOMAR

Fisheries management: Fatal miscalculation leads to further declining fish stocks

By | May 26
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Credits: Engin Akyurt, pexels

Every year, maximum catch limits and quotas are set across Europe in a multi-stage process; nevertheless, many fish stocks in European waters are overfished. An analysis by scientists from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Kiel University shows that catch limits are not sustainable because stock sizes are systematically overestimated and the politically set quotas regularly exceed the already excessively high recommendations… Read more »

GEOMAR: Small-scale currents are the cause of biodiversity around Cape Verde

By | May 21
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Credits: Sebastian Voortman, pexels

Why is the sea around the Cape Verde Islands so unusually productive, despite being located in the middle of a nutrient-poor region of the ocean? An international research team led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has now analyzed data from two decades of interdisciplinary observations. The analysis shows that three small-scale physical processes – eddies, internal waves, and wind fields – significantly promote… Read more »

Collapsed volcanoes: GEOMAR investigates effects

By | May 5
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What processes triggered the caldera collapse of the Brothers volcano off the coast of New Zealand several thousand years ago, and how are these related to hot springs and mineral deposits? An international research team led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel will investigate this question starting in May. On board the research vessel SONNE, the scientists aim to create the first high-resolution, three-dimensional image… Read more »