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A combination of overfishing and environmental changes has led to the collapse of the Lake Constance whitefish population. This was discovered by an international research team led by the Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries.

How can German coastal fisheries survive in the future? A new publication shows the way forward

The Baltic Sea is confronted with serious challenges. The sea has been utilised intensively by humans for centuries and is suffering from eutrophication, climate change, waste-pollution, traffic and declining fish stocks. Does the recipe for the recovery of the territorial sea lie on land?

The renowned ICES Journal of Marine Science has declared an article on recreational fishing as particularly recommendable. Key contributors: several researchers from the Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries.

Cover picture of the presentation of the article on Youtube.

In its annual reports, ICES provides an overview of the status of exploited fish stocks in the North-East Atlantic and issues advice on total allowable catches. We explain what the recommendations mean for German fisheries and why they are at a certain level.

An interdisciplinary research team demonstrated in their new study that harmful phthalates and endocrine disruptors are released from common soft plastic baits

EIne Hand mit verschiedenen Ködern aus Weichplastik

The cod stock in the eastern Baltic Sea has been in crisis for years. Despite historically low fishing pressure, the stock is not recovering. Until now, there has been no conclusive explanation for this. Researchers have now shown for the first time that cod lack food in regions with increased…

From 19 to 28 January, the International Green Week, the world's largest food and agricultural trade fair, will take place in Berlin. The Thünen Institute is involved in many ways.

The Frontiers for Young Minds Journal gives children access to current scientific topics. In a recently published article, authors led by Stefanie Haase from the Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries explain to children and young people how the journeys (and adventures) of fish under water can be…

At the Demo Day of the Ocean Technology Campus Rostock on September 28, 2023, the participating companies and institutes presented their work at the Warnow Valley Lab in the heart of the city.