• Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. White chimneys at Champagne vent site, NW Eifuku volcano. The chimneys are ~20 cm (8 in) across and ~50 cm (20 in) high, venting fluids at 103§C (217§F). Notice the bubbles in the upper left side of the image. Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean. April, 2004.

     

    Hydrothermal-
    quellen

     

    Hydrothermal Vents

  • A map of a seamount in the Arctic Ocean created by NOAA's Office of Coast Survey by gathering data with a multibeam echo sounder.

    Wissenschaftliche

    Meeresforschung

    Scientific

    Research

  • Colorful nudibranch (Shell-less mollusk) at Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctury.

    Marine

    Lebensräume

    Marine

    Habitats

  • Iron and silica rich chimneys on the summit of Giggenbach volcano are evidence of warm springs that were active at this site in the past. New Zealand, Kermadec Arc. April 18, 2005.

    Mineralische

    Meeresressourcen

    Mineral

    Resources

  • With NOAA's predicted, real-time, and forecasted currents, people can safely dock and undock ships, maneuver them in confined waterways, and safely navigate through coastal waters. This helps to avoid ship collisions or delay the arrival of goods.

     

    Seeverkehr

     

    Maritime Shipping

  • Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm.

    Offshore

    Windenergie

    Offshore

    Wind Energy

  • Juvenile green sea turtle underneath the Midway Island Pier in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

    Marine

    Lebensräume

    Marine

    Habitats

  • East Coast of Scotland at a spot called Pease Bay.

     

    Meeresschutz-
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    Marine Protected Areas

  • An iceberg captured on camera during a 30-day mission in 2012 to map areas of the Arctic aboard the NOAA Ship Fairweather.

    Arktis

    Antarktis

    Arctic

    Antarctic

  • Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. A close up view of tubeworms at a seafloor hot spring on Daikoku volcano. These animals only live at hydrothermal vents. Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean. April, 2004.

     

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    Hydrothermal Vents

Legal Aspects of Blue Growth

The workshop on "Legal Aspects of Blue Growth: Exploration for and Exploitation of Mineral Resources and of Genetic Resources in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction" will take place on 22 May 2013, 15.30-17.00 h at the University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven, Building "S", Room 207.

The workshop intends to raise awareness and to increase the understanding regarding the two "Blue Growth Focus Areas", i.e. "Biotechnology", "Marine mineral resources" and "Blue technology" according to the EU Communication "Blue Growth - opportunities for marine and maritime sustainable growth" from 13 September 2012.

15.30-15.40: Welcome Address
15.40-16.00: Blue Growth and the Law of the Sea
16.00-16.20: Blue Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Law 
16.20-16.40: Blue Growth and Marine Scientific Research
16.40-17.00: Q&A

The workshop is intended for:

  • students and professors, particularly from the programmes "Maritime Technologies" and "Integrated Safety and Security Management" at the University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven;
  • marine scientific community (marine biologists, marine geologists, marine engineers, etc.);
  • representatives of the maritime industries in Bremen and Bremerhaven as well as in the North-West of Germany;
  • representatives from politics and administration. 


The presentations are available as videos on our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/ISRIMde, however, in German only.