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

    Marine

    Lebensräume

    Marine

    Habitats

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

     

    Hydrothermal-
    quellen

     

    Hydrothermal Vents

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

    Marine

    Lebensräume

    Marine

    Habitats

  • Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm.

    Offshore

    Windenergie

    Offshore

    Wind Energy

  • 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

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

     

    Meeresschutz-
    gebiete

     

    Marine Protected Areas

  • 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

Science Year 2016*17 - Seas and Oceans

The Institute for the Law of the Sea and International Marine Environmental Law (ISRIM) is leading the scientific discourse and public debate project 'Free Seas? - A Legal Order for the Seas and Oceans'. The project is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) and is a contribution to open science in the context of the German Science Year 2016*17 - Seas and Oceans. The project includes the production of six videos on the legal aspects on the exploration, the usage and the protection of the seas and oceans, freely accessible at the ISRIM YouTube channel. 

 

 

The videos are accompanied by a series of public lectures at the Science Matinee "Knowledge at 11" at the House of Science Bremen (in German only):

  • 17.12.2016: Von der Freiheit der Meere zur einer Rechtsordnung der Meere
  • 18.02.2017: Vom Entdecken unbekannter Meeresgebiete zur wissenschaftlichen Meeresforschung
  • 22.04.2017: Schifffahrt, künstliche Inseln und Fischerei;
  • 17.06.2017: Offshore-Windenergie, Tiefseebergbau und marine Biotechnologie
  • 19.08.2017: Erhalt der Meeresumwelt und der Meeresbewohner
  • 16.09.2017 Vom Klimawandel bis zum Unterwasserkulturerbe

 


Further information on the series of public lectures at the Science Matinee "Knowledge at 11" may be found in the official flyer. 

The Institute is also partner of the Science Year 2016*17 - Seas and Oceans. Professor Kirchner is presenting expert opinions at the following public lectures (in German only):  

  • 23.11.2016: Expertengespräch "Die Eroberung der Weltmeere" (ARTE-Special), SchulKinoWochen Hamburg, Abaton Kino Hamburg
  • 28.03.2017: Expertengespräch "Die Eroberung der Weltmeere", SchulKinoWochen in Bremen & Bremerhaven, CITY 46 / Kommunalkino Bremen
  • 29.03.2017: Expertengespräch "Die Eroberung der Weltmeere", SchulKinoWochen in Bremen & Bremerhaven, CineMotion Bremerhaven 
  • 8.06.2017: Workshop, MEERKLIMA - Der Schülerkongress, Hamburg, www.meerklima.de