Lecture on the eutrophication of the southwestern Baltic Sea at SEALEVEL

17. July 2025 | 4 PM until ca. 6 PM | SEALEVEL

The Baltic Sea is one of the marine regions in the world most affected by eutrophication. The term describes the oversupply of nutrients - especially nitrogen and phosphorus - in water bodies from agriculture, wastewater and industry. In the Baltic Sea, this excess of nutrients leads to excessive algal blooms, oxygen depletion on the sea floor and long-term changes in the entire ecosystem. Particularly affected are shallow, coastal areas such as the Eckernförde Bay, where the ecological consequences become apparent particularly early and clearly.

On July 17, 2025, Dr. Annegret Kuhn from the Christian-Albrechts-University and Prof. Dr. Hermann Bange as well as Dr. Helmke Hepach from GEOMAR will present their research results in the “SEALEVEL”. They will shed light on the current state of the ecosystem in Eckernförde Bay and how it has changed over the past decades. In the second part of the lecture, Dr Annegret Kuhn will give an overview of existing policy approaches for regulating eutrophication and  of current objectives for the protection of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein – including those within the framework of the Baltic Sea Protection Action Plan 2030.

Information on the event in the “SEALEVEL” exhibition

Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Event duration: from 4 p.m. to around 6 p.m. (admission is free)
Location: Holstenstraße 2-12, 24103 Kiel (opposite the Nordlicht shopping center)

Original event notice from GEOMAR