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Institute of

OF Baltic Sea Fisheries

Dr. Christian von Dorrien


Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries

Alter Hafen Süd 2
18069 Rostock
Telephone
+49 381 66099 106
Fax
+49 381 66099 199
Email
christian.dorrien@thuenen.de

Fields of activity

Research interests

Fisheries management in protected areas; ecosystem based fisheries management; fisheries indicators; fisheries ecology; alternative management approaches; data base development

Scientific background

Since 02/2004: Senior scientist at Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries (until 2007 Bundesforschungsanstalt für Fischerei, since 2008 Thünen Institute)

2002-2003: Education as software and database developer (cbm Bremen)

1997-2002: Policy officer for marine fisheries at WWF (Bremen)

1993-1997: Scientist at the Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT, Bremen); Coordination of field research in a two years german-brasilian research project in Recife (Brazil); Foundation of the Contact Office Tropicoast at the ZMT

1993: Promotion (Dr. rer. nat) at Kiel University (Ecology and respiration of arctic benthic fish species) in fisheries biology

1990-1992: Scientist and PhD student at the Institute of Polar Ecology at Kiel University, two multi-monthly sea going research cruises to the Arctic

1989: Diploma (Dipl.-Biol.) at the Institute of Polar Ecology at Kiel University (Ichthyoplankton in relation to hydrographie and zooplanktion in the Weddell Sea)

1985-1989: Studies of fisheries biology, physical oceanography und zoology at Kiel University

1983-1985: Studies of biology at Bielefeld University

Publications

  1. 0

    Basterretxea M, Baerum KM, Campbell N, Dierschke V, Dorrien C von, Fernandez R, Glemarec G, Kingston A, Ojaveer H, Carlos Pinto NO, Sigurdsson GM (2023) Monitoring seabird bycatch in the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission Regulatory Area. Copenhagen: ICES, ii, 11 p, ICES Bus Rep 3(2), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.21908577

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn065941.pdf

  2. 1

    Grati F, Druon J-N, Bastardie F, Borges L, Casey J, Coll Monton M, Daskalov G, Döring R, Drouineau H, Goti-Aralucea L, Hamon K, Ibaibarriaga L, Jardim E, Jung A, Ligas A, Mannini A, Martin P, Moore C, Stransky C, Dorrien C von, et al (2023) Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) - validation of selected sustainability indicators and underlying methodologies for the revision of the EU marketing standards for fisheries products (STECF-22-12). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, iii, 83 p, JRC Sci Pol Rep 132121, DOI:10.2760/214080

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn065933.pdf

  3. 2

    Haase S, Dorrien C von, Kaljuste O, Plantener N, Sepp E, Stelzenmüller V, Velasco A, Oesterwind D (2023) The rapid expansion of offshore wind farms challenges the reliability of ICES-coordinated fish surveys - insights from the Baltic Sea. ICES J Mar Sci: in Press, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsad124

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn066668.pdf

  4. 3

    Vega C de la, Paar M, Köhler L, Dorrien C von, Kriegl M, Oesterwind D, Schubert H (2023) Trophic redundancy in benthic fish food webs increases with scarcity of prey items, in the Southern Baltic Sea. Front Mar Sci 10:1143792, DOI:10.3389/fmars.2023.1143792

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn066409.pdf

  5. 4

    Campbell N, Coleman P, Dorrien C von, Diekmann R, Edwards D, Egekvist J, Gibin M, Gonzales Mirelis G, Hintzen N, Hjörleifsson E, Holah H, Jakovleva I, Jonsson P, Katara I, Kovsars M, Kraan C, Lamoni L, Martinez R, Örey S, Schulze T, et al (2022) Working group on spatial fisheries data (WGSFD; outputs from 2021 meeting). Copenhagen: ICES, iii, 151 p, ICES Sci Rep 4(92), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.21630236

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn065654.pdf

  6. 5

    Egekvist J, Rufino MM, Bentes LMCF, Breen P, Campbell N, Cano D, Carvalho A, Danhiez F, Edwards D, Fennell H, Fonseca T, Franceschini G, Galdelli A, Gil MM, Glemarec G, Hague E, Harper Jones C, Henriques HN, Schulze T, Dorrien C von, et al (2022) Workshop on geo-spatial data for small-scale fisheries (WKSSFGEO). Copenhagen: ICES, 60 p, ICES Sci Rep 4(10), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.10032

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn064581.pdf

  7. 6

    Kriegl M, Elias Ilosvay XE, Dorrien C von, Oesterwind D (2021) Marine protected areas: At the crossroads of nature conservation and fisheries management. Front Mar Sci 8:676264, DOI:10.3389/fmars.2021.676264

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn063684.pdf

  8. 7

    Gascuel D, Druon J-N, Barz K, Döring R, Goti L, Kreiß C, Dorrien C von, Kraak SBM, Stransky C, Borges L, Jung A, Villasante S, Absil C, Afonso O, Cozzolino M, Dewals J-F, Di Natale A, Gieseler JS, Grati F, Gomez S, et al (2021) Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) - Criteria and indicators that could contribute to incorporating sustainability aspects in the marketing standards under the Common Market Organisation (STECF-20-05). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 123 p, JRC Sci Pol Rep, DOI:10.2760/211065

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn063590.pdf

  9. 8

    Chladek J-C, Culik B, Kindt-Larsen L, Moesgaard Albertsen C, Dorrien C von (2020) Synthetic harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) communication signals emitted by acoustic alerting device (Porpoise ALert, PAL) significantly reduce their bycatch in western Baltic gillnet fisheries. Fish Res 232:105732, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105732

  10. 9

    Rau A, Lewin W-C, Zettler ML, Gogina M, Dorrien C von (2019) Abiotic and biotic drivers of flatfish abundance within distinct demersal fish assemblages in a brackish ecosystem (western Baltic Sea). Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 220:38-47, DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2019.02.035

  11. 10

    Beest FM van, Mews S, Elkenkamp S, Schuhmann P, Tsolak D, Wobbe T, Bartolino V, Bastardie F, Dietz R, Dorrien C von, Galatius A, Karlsson O, McConnell B, Nabe-Nielsen J, Olsen MT, Teilmann J, Langrock R (2019) Classifying grey seal behaviour in relation to environmental variability and commercial fishing activity - a multivariate hidden Markov model. Sci Rep 9:5642, DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-42109-w

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn060976.pdf

  12. 11

    Königson S, Macleod K, Bonanomi S, Clarke M, Couperus B, Dorrien C von, Evans P, Fernandez R, Hielscher NN, Kaminska K, Kingston A, Koschinski S, Larsen F, Marcalo A, Peltier H, Pinto C, Plikshs M, Sigurdsson G, Wozniczka A (2019) Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species (WGBYC). Copenhagen: ICES, 163 p, ICES Sci Rep 1(51), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.5563

  13. 12

    Campbell N, Martinez R, Dorrien C von, Edwards D, Egekvist J, Gibin M, Gonzalez-Mirelis G, Hintzen NT, Hjörleifsson E, Holah H, Jakovleva I, Jonsson P, Kovsars M, Millar C, Olsen J, Örey S, Punzon A, Rantannen P, Salvany L, Schulze T, Woillez M (2019) Working Group on Spatial Fisheries Data (WGSFD). Copenhagen: ICES, 144 p, ICES Sci Rep 1(52), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.5648

  14. 13

    Dorrien C von, Chladek J-C (2018) Sicherung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der deutschen Fischerei durch Entwicklung innovativer, praxistauglicher PAL-Warngeräte zur Minimierung von Schweinswal-Beifängen - Schlussbericht des Teilprojektes 1. Rostock: Thünen-Institut für Ostseefischerei, 17 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn060166.pdf

  15. 14

    Chladek J-C, Kindt-Larsen L, Culik B, Conrad M, Dorrien C von (2017) Listen to your PAL! Innovative alerting device significantly reduces western Baltic harbour porpoise bycatch : Poster for European Cetacean Society Conference 2017. Hamburg: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 1 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn059379.pdf

  16. 15

    Zaiko A, Calkiewicz J, Eero M, Dorrien C von, Kuosa H, Klais R, Lehtiniemi M, Margonski P, Oesterwind D, Ojaveer H, Rau A, Reusch TBH, Törnroos A, Warzocha J, Winder M (2017) Response of biodiversity indicators to management measures (test of indicators). EU Bonusproject BIO-C3, 72 p, DOI:10.3289/BIO-C3_D5.1

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn067081.pdf

  17. 16

    Culik B, Dorrien C von, Conrad M (2016) Porpoise Alerting Device (PAL): Synthetic harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) communication signals influence behaviour and reduce by-catch. BfN Skripten 451:150-155

  18. 17

    Kraak SBM, Dorrien C von, Krumme U, Nordheim L von, Oeberst R, Strehlow HV, Zimmermann C (2016) The discard ban and its impact on the MSY objective - The Baltic Sea. In: Research for PECH Committee - The discard ban and its impact on the maximum sustainable yield objective on fisheries : workshop. Brussels: European Union, pp 137-194

  19. 18

    Culik B, Conrad M, Schaffeld T, Dorrien C von, Kindt-Larsen L (2015) Deploying Porpoise Alerting Device (PALfi) in Baltic and North Sea Gillnet Fisheries [Poster]. In: 29th Conference of the European Cetacean Society, 23rd to 25th March 2015, University of Malta, Malta . Msida: University of Malta

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn055455.pdf

  20. 19

    Culik B, Dorrien C von, Müller V, Conrad M (2015) Synthetic communication signals influence wild harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) behaviour. Bioacoustics 24(3):201-221, DOI:10.1080/09524622.2015.1023848

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    Stepputtis D, Zimmermann C, Krumme U, Dorrien C von (2015) Technical measures in the Baltic Sea - an alternative to over-regulation and the brace-and-belt approach : in-depth analysis. Brussels: European Parliament Policy Department B: Structural and Cohesion Policies, 42 p

  22. 21

    Kock K-H, Dorrien C von (2014) Die Fische des Nord- und Südpolarmeeres. In: Lozán JL (ed) Warnsignal Klima : die Polarregionen ; Gebiete höchster Empfindlichkeit mit weltweiter Wirkung. Hamburg: Wiss Auswertungen, pp 160-168

  23. 22

    Probst WN, Rau A, Diekmann R, Dorrien C von, Seidel H, Fock HO, Kraus G, Stelzenmüller V (2014) Eine Thünen-Evaluierung von fisch- und fischereibezogenen Indikatoren der EU Meeresstrategie-Rahmenrichtlinie (MSRL). Hamburg: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 106 p, Thünen Working Paper 25, DOI:10.3220/WP_25_2014

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/bitv/dn053653.pdf

  24. 23

    Miethe T, Bastardie F, Dorrien C von, Nielsen JR (2014) Impact assessment of a fisheries closure with effort and landings spatial analyses: a case study in the Western Baltic Sea. Fish Res 157:170-179, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2014.04.004

  25. 24

    Miethe T, Gröhsler T, Böttcher U, Dorrien C von (2014) The effects of periodic marine inflow into the Baltic Sea on the migration patterns of Western Baltic spring-spawning herring. ICES J Mar Sci 71(3):519-527, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fst166

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    Dorrien C von, Hammer C, Zimmermann C, Stepputtis D, Stuermer IW, Kotterba P, Polte P (2013) A review on herring Clupea harengus (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) recruitment and early life stage ecology in the Western Baltic Sea. Acta Ichth Piscat 43(3):169-182, doi:10.3750/AIP2013.43.3.01

  27. 26

    Dorrien C von, Krumme U, Grieger C, Miethe T, Stötera S (2013) Analye fischereilicher Daten in den schleswig-holsteinischen Küstengewässern der Ostsee. Hamburg: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 72 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn055697.pdf

  28. 27

    Paulsen M, Hammer C, Malzahn AM, Polte P, Dorrien C von, Clemmesen C (2013) Nutritional situation for larval Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus L.) in two nursery areas in the western Baltic Sea. ICES J Mar Sci 71(4):991-1000, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fst168

  29. 28

    Oesterwind D, Psuty I, Pachur M, Dorrien C von, Lejk AM, Casini M, Larson N (2013) Proportion of large fish in the community. In: HELCOM (ed) HELCOM core set of biodiversity and hazardous substances core indicators. Helsinki: Helsinki Commission, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission, pp 196-207

  30. 29

    Arrendal J, Birzaks J, Boedeker D, Brzeska P, Bucas M, Böttcher U, Chernova N, Dorrien C von, Oesterwind D, et al (2012) Checklist of Baltic Sea Macro-species. Helsinki: Helsinki Commission, 203 p, Baltic Sea Environ Proc 130

  31. 30

    Oesterwind D, Psuty I, Pachur M, Dorrien C von, Leijk A (2012) Proportion of large fish in the fish community : HELCOM working document. 3 p

  32. 31

    Dorrien C von (2012) Sustainable fisheries in a changing world : 7th - 11th May 2012, Edinburgh, Scotland ; Acknowledgement - World Fisheries Congress 2383405. 2 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn055102.pdf

  33. 32

    Sell AF, Pusch C, Dorrien C von, Krause J, Schulze T, Carstensen D (2011) Maßnahmenvorschläge für das Fischereimanagement in Natura 2000-Gebieten der deutschen AWZ der Nord- und Ostsee. Hamburg ; Rostock ; Insel Vilm: vTI ; BfN, 299 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn053771.pdf

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    Hammer C, Dorrien C von, Hopkins CCE, Köster FW, Nilssen EM, StJohn M, Wilson DC (2010) Framework of stock-recovery strategies: analyses of factors affecting success and failure. ICES J Mar Sci 67(9):1849-1855, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsq122

  35. 34

    Hammer C, Köster F-W, StJohn M, Hopkins CCE, Wilson DC, Dorrien C von, Strehlow HV (2010) UNCOVER report : The potential for success of recovery strategies for fish stocks & fisheries - options and constraints ; final activity report. 240 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn055076.pdf

  36. 35

    Hammer C, Zimmermann C, Dorrien C von, Stepputtis D, Oeberst R (2009) Begutachtung der Relevanz der Auswirkung des Kühlwassers des geplanten Steinkohlekraftwerks in Lubmin auf die fischereilich genutzten marinen Fischbestände der westlichen Ostsee (Hering, Dorsch, Flunder, Scholle, Hornhecht) : Umweltgutachten für das Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, vertreten durch das Staatliche Amt für Umwelt- und Naturschutz Stralsund. Rostock: vTI, 280 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dk043090.pdf

  37. 36

    Hammer C, Zimmermann C, Dorrien C von, Stepputtis D, Oeberst R (2009) Begutachtung der Relevanz des Kühlwassers des geplanten Steinkohlekraftwerks in Lubmin auf die fischereilich genutzten marinen Fischbestände der westlichen Ostsee (Hering, Dorsch, Flunder, Scholle, Hornhecht) : Endbericht. Rostock: vTI, 278 p

  38. 37

    Hammer C, Dorrien C von, Ernst P, Gröhsler T, Köster F, MacKenzie BR, Möllmann C, Wegner G, Zimmermann C (2008) Fish stock development under hydrographic and hydrochemical aspects, the history of Baltic Sea fisheries and its management. In: Feistel R, Nausch G, Wasmund N (eds) State and evolution of the Baltic Sea, 1952 - 2005 : a detailed 50-year survey of meteorology and climate, physics, chemistry, and marine environment. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience, pp 543-581

  39. 38

    Dorrien C von (2008) Fishing for sustainable policies - political causes of overfishing and solutions for sustainable fisheries. In: Storch H von, Flöser G (eds) Environmental crises. Heidelberg; Berlin: Springer, pp 83-100

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    Strehlow HV, Dorrien C von (2008) Strengths and Deficiencies of International, European and Regional Collaboration and Coordination of MariFish Partner Countries : Deliverable 3.3 (3.1 + 3.2). Brussels: Marifish, 72 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn055034.pdf

  41. 40

    Strehlow HV, Dorrien C von (2007) Strengths and deficiencies of International and European collaboration and coordination of MariFish partner countries. Brussels: Marifish, 31 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dk039477.pdf

  42. 41

    Dorrien C von (2007) UNCOVER - 1st Interim Activity Report of the European Commission. 48 p

  43. 42

    Dorrien C von, Zimmermann C, Hammer C (2006) Das EU-Projekt UNCOVER. Jahresber Bundesforschungsanst Fischerei 2005:50-51

  44. 43

    Kock K-H, Dorrien C von (2006) Die Fische des Nord- und Südpolarmeeres. In: Lozán JL, Graßl H, Hubberten HW (eds) Warnsignale aus den Polarregionen : wissenschaftliche Fakten ; [Natur, Klimawandel, Ressourcen, Umweltschutz ; zum internationalen Polarjahr 2007 - 2009] . Hamburg: Wiss Auswertungen, pp 133-139

  45. 44

    Strehlow HV, Dorrien C von, Wawrzynski W (2006) Evaluation of National Research Programs : deliverable 5.4. Rostock: Thünen-Institut für Ostseefischerei, 19 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn048094.pdf

  46. 45

    Strehlow HV, Dorrien C von, Wawrzynski W, Linkowski T (2006) Inventory of National Research Programs : Deliverable 5.3. Rostock: OSF, 22 p

    https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn048122.pdf

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    Dorrien C von (2006) Meeresschutzgebiete - (k)ein Instrument des Fischereimanagements. In: Deutschland / Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (eds) Meeresumwelt-Symposium 2005 : 15. Symposium, 7. bis 8. Juni 2005 in Hamburg. Hamburg: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, pp 115-123

  48. 47

    Hammer C, Dorrien C von (2006) Understanding the mechanisms of stock recovery - EU Project UNCOVER will develop recovery strategies. Copenhagen: ICES, 11 p, ICES Council Meet Paper 2006/R 01

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