General

25 May

New MEER Vision

For several months now, we have been on a path toward thematic and practical realignment. In addition to the data-based scientific work that we have...

21 May

Nordwohlde Primary School Visit

On May 21, Fabian Ritter visited Nordwohlde Primary School near Bremen, where he was given an exceptionally warm welcome. In return, he captivated the students...

17 May

ECS Conference 2025

From May 12 to 16, the 36th Conference of European Cetacean Research, organized by the European Cetacean Society (ECS), took place in the Azores (Portugal)....

14 May

New Book out NOW

On May 14, the new book WIR WALE (“WE WHALES”) by our vice chairman Fabian Ritter will be released. The book tells the story of...

8 May

National German Ocean Conference 2025

On May 6 and 7, the first National Ocean Conference of Germany took place in Berlin under the theme “Living Oceans.” The conference had been...

30 Apr

Ship Strikes Japan

After the Japanese ferry company Kumejima Ocean Jet announced plans to deploy hydrofoil ferries in an important breeding area for humpback whales off the coast...

22 Nov

We mourn the loss of Bernd Brederlau, founding member of M.E.E.R.

An obituary from Fabian Ritter In October 2023, Bernd Brederlau passed away – very surprisingly and much too early. Bernd was one of three in...

17 Nov

PMC CONFERENCE IN STRALSUND

At this year’s international marine conservation conference “Progress in Marine Conservation” (PMC) – held by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the Marine...

8 Oct

Master’s thesis on bottlenose dolphins

Viviane Yuri Oide Komati recently completed her master’s thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Dominik Martin-Creuzburg at the Institute for Freshwater Ecology at the...