News from the Center for Ocean and Society

Serious science in entertaining formats: Bio-economics meet Stop-Motion


At the 9th World Fisheries Congress, Rudi Voss presented on “Optimal Management Of Western Baltic Co...

Special Issue "Beyond One Ocean Health" - call for papers & contributions


The Special Issue is part of the UN decade project’s activity B1OH.

Vom Fischer zum Förster der Meere


Forschende der Uni Kiel, des GEOMAR und der Universität Hamburg bilden auf der FS ALKOR Fischer in m...

Good practice guide for transdisciplinary research published


Brochure of the reSEArch-EU project with recommendations for researchers on the involvement of pract...

Job Announcement


We are looking for a XR/VR Scientist/Developer for creating immersive virtual environments which wil...

balt ADAPT. The coastal fisheries dialogue - a look back at 3 years of stak...


Adaptation of coastal fisheries in the Western Baltic Sea to climate change

"Küstenfischerei an der Ostsee erhalten"


BMEL-Leitbildkommission zur Zukunft der deutschen Ostseefischerei legt Empfehlungen vor

Looking into the future of the Humboldt Current off the coast of Peru


Researchers in Kiel and Lima discuss ways to adapt to changing environmental conditions

ICES workshop: Making better use of fishers ecological knowledge


Through their daily work on the water, fishers have a different perception of the ecosystem than sci...

CeOS-publication receives the Lamberson Award 2023


The paper “To tip or not to tip: The Window of Tipping Point Analysis for social‐ecological systems”...

Zwischen Offshore-Wind, Artenvielfalt und Fischerei: Mega- oder Multi-Use d...


CAU-Professorin Marie-Catherine Riekhof nimmt am parlamentarisches Frühstück der DAM-Forschungsmissi...

Initiative Reallabor-Gesetz: CeOS unterstützt die Konsultation


CeOS ist Mitglied im „Netzwerk Reallabore der Nachhaltigkeit“ und hat in den letzten Jahren die Entw...

Science translated into music


At the Baltic Sea Festival Science Lab (in Stockholm), young researchers were able to translate thei...

South Africa: Science to Policy Workshop on Ecosystem Based Management


From August 22nd to 24th, 2023, the South African National Biodiversity Institute in Cape Town becam...

Livestream sustainMare conference on YouTube


From August 30 to September 1, 2023, the midterm conference of the research mission "Protection and...

ICES Annual Science Conference 2023


CeOS will participate in this year's ICES Annual Science Conference 2023 and will travel to Bilbao (...

Innovation and Transfer Day at Kiel University with Marine Research from Ki...


CeOS shows transdisciplinary research and virtual tour of the research vessel METEOR

Adapt or perish - climate change alters coastal fisheries and society in Pe...


Researchers from Germany and Peru jointly develop new adaptation strategies to the impacts of climat...

Die Natur und wir: wir sind eins


Ausstellung im Pop-Up Pavillon zu Umwelt und Gesellschaft aus der Perspektive von Wissenschaft und K...

Kick-off Trees4Water project


Tree-based solutions to ensure drinking water quality in Portugal

International project launched to conserve biodiversity in the Mediterranea...


Researchers will develop management options for better balance of sea urchins and fish in marine for...

Exciting exchange between politics & science


On 21.02.2023 Anna Kassautzki (MdB, SPD) and Delara Burchardt (MEP, SPD), met with CeOS staff.

Understanding transdisciplinarity


Book chapter published in "Transdisciplinary Marine Research"

Kieler Forschende untersuchen Folgen von Vulkanausbruch auf La Palma


Struktur der submarinen Westflanke des Vulkans Tajogaite steht im Zentrum der meereswissenschaftlich...

Kick-Off Meeting from succesfully funded EU-HORIZON 2021 project “ATLANTIC-...


Cross-sectoral cooperation for restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems and increased climate re...

CeOS-Direktorin Riekhof übernimmt Vorsitz der BMEL-Leitbildkommission Ostse...


Konstituierende Sitzung der Kommission des Bundesministeriums für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL...

Succesful stakeholder day during final Symposium of Humboldt Tipping projec...


A total of 65 representatives from different sectors participated.

Virtual exhibition of the research vessel METEOR


(28.09.2022) Visit CeOS during the Science Day on 30.09.2022. From the bridge to the lab - join mari...

Job advertisement for a research assistant


(14.09.2022) We are looking for a research assistant for the technical support of a seminar series i...

Ocean health in focus at 2nd International Ocean Health Symposium


More than 100 international experts discuss ocean health with focus on impact of marine pathogens on...

The need for local governance of global commons


New Commentary on the governance of blue carbon ecosystems in the journal of "Ecological Economics".

Beach wrack transport in coastal wetlands


New KMS paper on the deposition of beach wrack in coastal wetlands during storms. For the first time...

Premiere Screening of the 360° short film "CoastScapes" during Kiel Week 20...


(16.06.2022) In the short film CoastScapes, scientists* from the Center for Ocean and Society at Kie...

Panel Discussion "How Does Science Speak?"


(30.05.2022) Dr. Frederike Tirre on Outreach & Science Communication as guest on Ocean Summit and Ge...

CeOS Member honored with the Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen Foundation award 202...


Dr. Florian Petersen was honored with the Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen Foundation award 2021 for his ou...

Call for Abstracts for international symposium of "Small Pelagic Fish: New...


(17.05.2022) Early registration, abstract submission & financial support application deadline on May...

31. Marine Environmental Symposium in Hamburg


(11.05.2022) Heike Schwermer and Vanessa Steinweg will participate in the 31. Marine Environmental S...

New publication within the Humboldt Tipping Project: "Materialities, discou...


(05.05.2022) New study published in the "Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning" looks at the in...

Protective measures for the Eckernförde Bay


Research project Living Lab Eckernförde takes initial stock after one year of dialogue with stakehol...

Meer Zukunft- Erster Parlamentarischer Abend der Deutschen Allianz Meeresfo...


(25.03.2022) Erster Parlamentarischer Abend der Deutschen Allianz Meeresforschung in Kiel

Participants for research survey wanted!


(29.03.2022) For a master thesis about the German Baltic Sea we are looking for participants for a s...

CeOS Founding Member of the ITD Alliance


(25.03.2022) ITD Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinarity

Sustainable Future for Coastal Fisheries in the Baltic Sea


(21.02.2022) Project SpaCeParti relies on living labs to resolve conflicts of use

Lesung: Aus dem Tagebuch des Eckernförder Fischers Fiete Daniel (1918-1923)


Stellenausschreibung wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft


Stellenausschreibung Mitarbeiter*in im Büromanagement


Robust, ecologically-economic multispecies management of the fishery resour...


(Jan. 28, 2022) New study published in ICES Journal of Marine Science: robust multispecies ecologica...

Structural change, cultural asset & common good fish- The western Baltic fi...


(26.01.2022) Lecture on "Some Economic Considerations on Baltic Sea Fisheries" at this year's Univer...

On expedition to the Mediterranean


(25.1.2022) CeOS scientist Dr Florian Petersen is investigating earthquake hazards off the Sicilian...

New short film online about the nitrogen cycle and potential tipping points...


(13.01.2022) Latest project clip now available on Youtube

Tipping point in Humboldt Current off Peru leads to species shift


(7.1.2022) Researchers reconstruct link between ocean warming and shift to smaller fish species usin...

Expedition M178 HazELNUT


(9.12.2021) Expedition M178 HazELNUT with the German research vessel METEOR successfully completed w...

CeOS member of the German Netzwerk Reallabore


(2.12.2021) Exchange for networking science and society is strengthened

Climatic changes and overfishing depleted Baltic herring long before indust...


Historical sources indicate that overfishing of the Baltic herring began over 500 years ago and cont...

Podcast: Sustainable fishing –


(4.11.2021) A thought experiment examines opportunities and prerequisites

Stellenausschreibung wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in


Online launch of new socio-ecological strategy game “GoJelly”


(27.9.2021) Games- Bringing science to the public

Stellenausschreibung wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft


Innovation clusters against climate change


(10.9.2021) How permit markets can be used to spur technological breakthroughs

Understanding ocean oxygen depletion


(23.8.2021) New study helps understanding oxygen depletion - a sound basis for predicting changes in...

Stellenausschreibung wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft


New project "RETAKE" is starting in August


(16.8.2021) Atmospheric CO2 removal through marine alkalinity enhancement - what would be the impact...

Job opening


(10.8.2021) We are looking for a research assistant (m/f/d) in the field of resource economics in th...

Vulnerability index to support local fisheries management


(10.8.2021) Vanessa Steinweg presents results at ICYMARE

Artificial ocean upwelling - An economic evaluation


(8.7.2021) Project TestArtUp approved

From South Africa to the North Sea: sampling of hake in full swing


GenClim project investigates genetic changes in specific fish populations due to climate change

To Canada and Back - The MSM101 Expedition


(22.6.21) Researchers from Kiel University, with the participation of CeOS, underway on the German r...

UN Ocean Decade Virtual Launch


(2.6.2021) “The ocean we need for the future we want” Germany launches UN Ocean decade in virtual e...

Hope for the Recovery of North Atlantic Shortfin Mako


(19.4.2021) Importance of ecosystem service studied

Same same, but different!


(14.4.2021) Modeling and understanding social-ecological knowledge diversity

Ökologischer Zustand der Eckernförder Bucht soll besser werden


Neues Projekt unter Leitung der Uni Kiel entwickelt praxisnahe Lösungen für die Ostsee-Region bis zu...

New short film about Peruvian fisheries and their economic network


(8.3.2021) Latest project clip now available on Youtube

Humboldt Tipping Virtual conference - a successful experiment


Create useful knowledge for good policy-making


(23.2.2021) CeOS will support a new HELCOM project

Job Opening


(18.2.2021) We are seeking a scientist in the field of integrative (qualitative and/or quantitative)...

New paths for Humboldt Tipping project meetings and communication- a virtua...


(15.2.2021) Humboldt Tipping internal conference held in a virtual format

Where do large earthquakes originate in the Ionian Sea off eastern Sicily?


(2.2.2021) New data helps to better assess the hazards in the region.

Center for Ocean and Society officially opened


The new Center for Ocean and Society at Kiel University focuses on transdisciplinary marine research

Project balt_ADAPT started


Adaptation of coastal fisheries in the Western Baltic Sea to climate change