Dr. Antje Gimpel
- Address
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Herwigstraße 31
27572 Bremerhaven - Phone
- +49 471 94460 383
- Fax
- +49 471 94460 199
- antje.gimpel@thuenen.de
Research interests
- Analysis and modeling of the interactions between biotic ecosystem components and anthropogenic impacts
- Processing and analysis of spatial data (biological and economical) using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Processing and interpretation of ecosystem based data
- Development of spatial management scenarios for sustainable exploitation in the sense of an ecosystem based marine management
- Public relations and environmental education
Assignments
- Monitoring and evaluation of spatially managed areas (MESMA)
- Interaction in coastal waters: A roadmap to sustainable integration of aquaculture and fisheries (COEXIST)
- Vectors of Change in Oceans and Seas Marine Life, Impact on Economic Sectors (VECTORS)
- Offshore Aquaculture (AWI): First offshore aquaculture project as a multifunctional use of offshore wind farms (GIS-based offshore site selection)
- Ecosystem Approach to making Space for Sustainable Aquaculture (AquaSpace)
Projects
Involved in
Educational background and employment
- since 2015: Scientist at the Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries, Research Unit: Marine Spatial Management.
- 2012 - 2015: PhD thesis at the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, University of Hamburg, in cooperation with the Thünen-Institute of Sea Fisheries, Research Unit: Marine Spatial Management. Title of PhD thesis: “Evaluation of spatial management strategies in the German Bight: How to balance sustainable use and ecosystem health?”
- 2009 - 2011: Master of Science in Marine Ecosystem- and Fishery Science at the Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, University of Hamburg, in cooperation with the Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries. Title of master thesis: “Spatially explicit tools to support an ecosystem-based marine spatial planning in the German EEZ"
- 2011: Internship at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Moncton, New Brunswick, Kanada. Focus: Risk Analysis based on Ecosystem-based Risk Management Frameworks of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and GIS-analysis: Risk assessment of ecological and economical data from the German EEZ
- 2009: BUND e.V., Nationalpark Harz, Focus: Environmental education
- 2009: ERASMUS-exchange at Mid Sweden University, Sweden. Study focus: Nature Conservation und Landscape Ecology
- 2006 – 2009: Bachelor of Arts in biology und politics at Hochschule Vechta. Bachelor Thesis: “Biologie und Fressverhalten von Astacus astacus”
Working Groups and Committees
| Working Group - Committee | Tasks |
|---|---|
| ICES | |
| Working Group on Marine Spatial Planning and Coastal Zone Management (WGMPCZM) | The working group deals with the scientific basics (ecological, economical, socio-cultural) needed for a sustainable maritime spatial planning process. |
| Working Group on Offshore Wind Development and Fisheries (WGOWDF) - Co-chair | This group focuses on the interactions between fisheries and offshore wind energy. |