General

20 Feb

Situation Report from La Gomera

La Gomera, February 2026 – A Short “Situation Report” from Ricarda Scholz, staff member at our partner OCEANO Gomera and active member of M.E.E.R.: While...

31 Jan

MEER e.V. at boot 2026

Like every year, Volker Smit, chairman, participated eagerly at the booth of our main sponsor, the Society for the Rescue of Dolphins (GRD) e. V.,...

1 Dec

M.E.E.R. in Exchange with the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN)

At the end of November 2025, the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Department of Marine Conservation, invited German associations active in marine conservation –...

18 Nov

Japan Symposium

On November 18, 2025, a symposium was held in Okinawa focusing on the issue of ship collisions with whales. In Okinawa, an island group south...

14 Nov

Workshop on Bycatch of Harbour Porpoises

On November 13 and 14, 2025, Fabian Ritter participated (online) in an international workshop held in Hel (Poland) which focused on the bycatch of harbour...

4 Nov

Whale Alert App

The Marine Mammal Advisory Group (MMAG), one of our cooperation partners, is dedicated to the issue of collisions between ships and whales. MMAG has now...

15 Sep

Political Milestone in Marine Conservation

On September 15, 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement to stop harmful fisheries subsidies entered into force. M.E.E.R. was part of an initiative by...

13 Sep

Marine Policy Update

Last year, M.E.E.R., together with other marine conservation organizations, developed the paper “MEERESPOLITIK 2025.” This was recently presented to staff members of ministries in the...

31 Jul

Part 1 – Project Week at Valle Gran Rey Primary School

Discovering the Fascinating World of the Oceans As part of a special project week, we introduced the children of the Valle Gran Rey primary school...