2020-2028: SFI Biodegradable plastics for use in fisheries (funded by: The Norwegian Research Council), contributor

2020-2021: PEARLNET_OP (PEarls made from Acrylic glass could Reduce bycatch in gilLNETs – Observation of Porpoises) – Using acoustically visible gillnets to reduce bycatch of harbor porpoises (funded by: NOAA), contributor

2020-2023: „SimuNet – A tool for fishing gear optimisation“ (funded by: EU, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), contributor

2019-2020: “CODEX (CodExcluder) – Netzmodifikation zur Reduktion des Dorschbeifanges” (funded by: EU, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), project leader (.pdf)

2019-2020: „Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Open-Source-Software-Frameworks zur optischen Datenaufnahme und Bilderkennung für den Einsatz in der fischereibiologischen Forschung und Fischerei“ (funded by: EU); project leader

2018-2020: “DropS (Dolly Rope Suspension)” (funded by: EU, Schleswig-Holstein, Niedersachsen); project leader

2016-2020: „STELLA (STELlnetzfischerei-LösungsAnsätze) - Entwicklung von alternativen Managementansätzen und Fangtechniken zur Minimierung der Konflikte zwischen der Stellnetzfischerei und Naturschutzzielen und Schutzgütern in der deutschen AWZ der Ostsee (funded by: BfN); project leader sub-project „fishing technology“

2012-2016: „BioC3 - Biodiversity changes - causes, consequences and management implications” (funded by: EU and national funding agencies), contributor (pdf)

2013-2015: „CRANNET - Optimierte Netz-Steerte für eine ökologisch und ökonomisch nachhaltige Garnelenfischerei in der Nordsee“ (funded by: EU, Schleswig-Holstein, Niedersachsen); project leader sub-project „selectivity research“ (pdf)

2012-2015: „FISH’EM - Elektronisches Monitoring als Grundlage für ein Catch Quota Management (CQM)“ (funded by: BLE); contributor

2012-2014: “Mare Lot1 - Collaboration between the scientific community and the fishing sector to minimize discards in the Baltic cod fisheries” (funded by: EU); project leader sub-project Germany (pdf)

2011-2014: „Ökologische und ökonomische Untersuchungen zum Nutzen einer elektrischen Baumkurre in der deutschen Garnelenfischerei; Ecological and economical investigations regarding the use of pulse-beamtrawl in the German Crangon-fishery“ (funded by: EU and Schleswig-Holstein); project leader (pdf)

2010: “EU-Turkey Twinning project TR07-AG-01 - Introduction of Stock Assessment to the Fisheries Management System of Turkey - TIFSA –“ (funded by: EU); scientific expert (pdf)

2007-2008: “European Data Collection Framework (DCF)” (funded by: EU); scientist, responsible for German commercial sampling in the Baltic

2007-2008: “HISBASS - HIStorical Acoustic Baltic Spring Survey - recovery of historic echodata from the mid-1980ies” (funded by: EUROCEANS); co-project leader (pdf)

2007-2009: “JOIFISH - Joint data collection between the fishing sector and the scientific community in the Baltic Sea: JOIFISH” (funded by: EU ; EU call for tender FISH/2006/15, Lot8); project leader (pdf)

2006: “GLOBEC-Germany II - Trophic interaction between zooplankton and fish under the influence of physical processes“ (funded by: BMBF); scientist

2004-2006: „BECAUSE - Critical interactions between species and their implications for a precautionary approach to fisheries management in a variable environment – a modelling approach“ (funded by: EU); scientist

2002-2005: „GLOBEC-Germany I - Trophische Wechselwirkungen zwischen Zooplankton und Fischen unter dem Einfluß physikalischer Prozesse.“ „Trophic interaction between zooplankton and fish under the influence of physical processes“ (funded by: BMBF); scientist (Phd-student)

2001: „STORE - Environmental and fisheries influences on fish stock recruitment in the Baltic Sea” (funded by: EU); scientist (hydroacoustic work)

2001: „LIFECO - Linking hydrographic frontal activity to ecosystem dynamics in the North Sea and Skagerrak: Importance to fish stock recruitment” (funded by: EU); scientist (hydroacoustic work)