🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 Be part of the biggest-ever international gathering to advance solutions to marine megafauna #bycatch in #fisheries: the International Forum on Bycatch of Marine Megafauna (#IFBMM). 1/6

🫧🐟 Mit der Auslieferung von zwei weiteren HyFiveBaltic-Systemen (am 8. Mai) ist die HyFiVe-Flotte jetzt komplett. Die wöchentliche Beprobung auf 8 Transekten entlang der Ostseeküste ist nun im vollen Gange. 💪

Last week, we delivered three HyFive systems. 📦 One system went to Fehmarn in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 📦 and a second system went to Maasholm in Schleswig-Holstein. Both fishermen will be taking them out for the first time soon (probably next week) and will start measuring.

We are very excited 👍 The new HyFiVe systems are ready to go! 🌊 Thanks to Hensel Elektronik for completing them on time. In January, we will equip fishermen along the Baltic Sea coast with the new systems. You can find more information about the project here: thuenen.de/hyfive-baltic 🐟

New publication! 🎉 We participated in a Danish study that shows: Danish seines leave only minor traces on the seabed and on the animals living there. 🐚🌊 This strengthens the basis for our work on the MiniSeine (project: @cibbrina.bsky.social) and the MicroSeine (project: @eco-catch) 🧵

Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries is excited to be part of ECO-CATCH! Coordinated by @DTU Aqua and funded by the @EU Commission, ECO-CATCH brings together a consortium of 15 partners from across the seafood value chain, including fishing industry innovators, leading scientists, …

🇩🇰 #DanFish2025 — three days packed with inspiration, exchange and fresh ideas for the future of fisheries! ✨Together with a German fisherman we’ve been working with for years, we explored the latest developments in the fishing sector 🔍🌊 and connected with potential partners for upcoming projects 🤝.

Diese Woche nimmt ein Teil unseres Teams am Basiskurs Versuchstierkunde (Fisch) am @igb-berlin.de Berlin teil 🐟📚. Das ist nicht nur ein Pflichtkurs – er ermöglicht uns, auch in Zukunft verantwortungsvoll und gesetzeskonform mit Fischen zu arbeiten. 💡 Mit diesem Wissen können wir

🌊 Vom 23. bis 30. September ist das Thünen-Institut für #Ostseefischerei in Rostock Gastgeberin für die Arbeitsgruppe “Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species” (WGBYC) des ICES. 🐟 Die Tagung dient zum Austausch über den #Beifang geschützter Arten in der #Fischerei. t1p.de/thuenen_WGBYC

Great to have great colleagues! 🫶 At the Mission Ocean & Waters Conference, our partners from DTU and SLU are showcasing innovative solutions for sustainable fisheries — including our work on seal-safe fishing gear. 🌊🐟 #missionocean #sustainablefisheries #SealSafeGear #innovation #marineresearch

Ahoi! Last week, part of our team took part in a 3-day sea safety training course. The course covered fire safety, water survival, and first aid—all essential skills for our future fieldwork at sea! It was a great experience, and we’re now better prepared for whatever the ocean throws our way 🌊

▶️Follow along live The final day of ICES @fao.org Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour #WGFTFB annual meeting from Sicily www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWjn... 🎣You can also watch back the recording of the past few days www.youtube.com/@cnr-irbim

BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency. Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.

🐟Today our new #Thünen President Birgit Kleinschmit visited us in #Rostock. We had the opportunity to present our work & show her some of our technical innovations. We look forward to working with her in the future & wish her a good start in her new position. 🤝

🌊 While part of our team was – or still is – out at sea, others joined the #CIBBRiNA Spring Meeting in Vigo 🇪🇸 – home to Europe's largest fishing port. The meeting focused on the current state of the project, new insights, & plans for the next steps. Many thanks to everyone for the great exchange!

Sharpen your skills with ICES Training in 2025 🔵Intro to Stock Assessment 2–6 June 🔔register by 22 April 🔵Close-kin mark-recapture for fisheries & bycatch 18–22 Aug 🔵Assessment of the impact of trawling on seabed ecosystems 6–10 Oct 🔵Spatial models in marine science 17–21 Nov www.ices.dk/training

The innovative Benthos Release Panel was designed and built by Henning Dulz as part of the SH Innovation Programme. Henning is an experienced shrimp fisherman who is committed to sustainable fishing through selective and energy efficient fishing methods. #sustainablefishing #fishery #science

🦐 In the North Sea, we are testing innovative trawl modifications to reduce bycatch in the shrimp fishery aboard the FFS "Solea". Ongoing fishing trials using trawl mounted release panels to reduce by-catch of benthic species vulnerable to fishing gear. 🦑 #fisheryscience #sustainablefishing #science

Lemon shark rolling deep with an entourage of jacks on a blue water day #lemonshark #jackcrevalle #entourage #sharksofcoralcity #rollingdeep #crew #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity

We are out at sea - the 846th cruise on the RV Solea is now underway. We are currently testing a new modular shrimp net in which the net material, the mesh size and the size of the overall net have been adapted to the current needs and wishes of the shrimp fishery. #sustainablefishing #science

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We started a new project on passive shrimp fishing, called TRAPS! 🦐 We just got back from the Netherlands, meeting with @wurmarine.bsky.social and ILVO to share ideas & plan future collaborations. On our way, we even visited a fisher to learn about stownets! 🎣 #Shrimp #sustainablefishing #TRAPS

New Seal Protection Requirement: From March 2025, licensed fish traps in MV must be equipped with seal protection devices. We demonstrated to a TV team how such solutions can be technically implemented. An important step for protecting grey seals! 🔗t1p.de/Thuenen_Kegelrobben #SealProtection 🦑

#Hörtipp: Eine Stunde mit Carl Bukowski vom Thünen-Institut für #Ostseefischerei und Geschichten rund um 👨‍🎓 seinem Weg ins Thünen-Institut, 👨‍🔬 den Alltag als Wissenschaftler, 🚢 seine Forschung, 🐟 den Ostsee-Dorsch. Bei Radio Lohro: media.lohro.de/recordings/6734 #Rostock #Fischerei #Dorsch #WissKomm

Meet the team at #URIGSO developing #BRUVs—Baited Remote Underwater Video systems—designed to make deep-sea shark research more accessible! The technology allows scientists to capture footage of elusive deep-sea sharks without requiring complex infrastructure. 🦈 🌊 🦑 🧪 📹: buff.ly/4ihuM2N

Calling all Oceanography & Atmospheric Sci. professors! Let's teach our students the many & varied ways that the services that NOAA provides impacts their lives. This is a teaching & LEARNING moment to help Americans understand how federal agencies impact them directly www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l...

🎬 Lights, camera, action! 🌊 Last week, our new design pearls were in the spotlight. Part of our team was onboard our research vessel, testing its underwater visibility under the frequency of harbor porpoise clicks. Using an echosounder, we simulated these signals—and the results? Very promising! 🦑

Unterwegs in der #Nordsee: Was unsere Wissenschaftler*innen während des International Bottom Trawl Survey des @icesmarine.bsky.social alles erleben und welche Daten sie sammeln, lesen Sie im Seetagebuch: t1p.de/Thuenen_Dana #Fischerei #IBTS #ICES #Fischbestände #Meeresbiologie #Meeresforschung

📺 TV-Tipp: In der #Dokumentation „Ostsee am Limit“ mit Benno Fürmann kommt auch Dr. Thomas Noack von @thuenenfishtech.bsky.social zu Wort. Er stellt die #Forschung an der robbensicheren Ponton-Hebereuse vor. 🦭 🎥 In der Mediathek: t1p.de/Ostsee-am-Limit 📅 Am 25.12.19:15 Uhr in der #ARD

Fresh updates from PearlNet! 🐟 Last week, we boarded our research vessel Clupea to test how the pearls echo at the harbor porpoise frequency using the echo sounder. We compared the old & new PearlNets, and the results look promising! If you are curious about this topic, stay tuned for more updates 🦑

Wer mehr dazu erfahren möchte, hier entlang bitte 👇 youtu.be/ZJ8qBXQ62Sc oder als Text auf unserer Webseite thuenen.de/beifang

🙌 Großer Erfolg für die Forschenden aus dem Thünen-Institut für #Ostseefischerei: Der Einsatz eines in #Rostock entwickelten selektiven #Schleppnetz|es wird in der #EU vorgeschrieben. Damit wird der #Beifang von #Dorsch in #Plattfisch-Schleppnetzen reduziert. Weitere Infos: 🔗 t1p.de/SelektiveNetze

🎥🦑 Together with the fisherman, we shared our experiences with the pontoon trap during a TV interview. We explained not only how the trap works but also what makes it double seal-safe: ✔ protects seals from bycatch ✔️ protects the catch from seals #fishing #PontoonTrap #sustainability #sealprotection

🐟 The theme of this year's academic annual reception was “Artificial intelligence in the area of conflict between freedom & responsibility“. The contribution for the Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries was rapped by Mathis Mahler. 🎤 🙌 🦑 #science #fisheries

As the year comes to a close, we took advantage of the last sunny days 🌞 to retrieve our pontoon trap from the water together with the fisherman. Now the exciting phase begins: analyzing the data and catch records 📊. 🐟 #Research #Fisheries #MarineLife 🦑 #science

In cooperation with a fisherman in the Bay of Lübeck, we have been using our second pontoon trap for a few weeks now, this time in the open Baltic. During an underwater inspection, we were able to take some surprising pictures. #science #sustainable-fishing #MarineLife

In Kooperation mit einem Fischer in der Lübecker Bucht haben wir seit einigen Wochen unsere zweite Pontonhebereuse im Einsatz, diesmal in der offenen Ostsee. Bei einer Inspektion unter Wasser konnten wir einige überraschenden Aufnahmen machen.

As a partner of CIBBRiNA, we’re excited to share that the project’s full website is now live! Dive in to learn about CIBBRiNA’s work on #bycatch mitigation across #Europe – with more content on its way, from blog posts to reports 👉 www.cibbrina.eu

📢 This week, our working was well represented at the German Fisheries Day! 🎣🌊 Alongside interesting talks on the current state and future developments of German fisheries, we actively contributed to the program with our own presentations and posters! 📝📊

🌊✨ During the last days, we had the pleasure of presenting our latest research findings at the ICES WGFTFB (Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour) in St. John's, Canada. Furthermore, we attended the first in-person meeting of ...👇

In the last days we embarked on an exciting #EducationalJourney with the Searanger apprentices to Bornholm, Sweden & Denmark. 🚢 Along the way, we met fishermen, net makers, and researchers, allowing us to gain a good understanding of the current situation among our Scandinavian neighbors.

Thomas Noack & Emily Martens-Oberwelland are representing us at the 35th Annual Meeting of the European Cetacean Society in Catania/Sicily. Here we present the current status of the PearlNet & try to find new partners to test our net in new waters. #science

After 2 years of trying out new entrances for flatfish traps the days of our experiment have come to an end. Today we dismantled the net cage & all the materials used, cleaned them & took them to the institute. Now it's time to sit down, analyze the videos & start to write. #fish #science #balticsea

Six herring, a pike and a freshwater bream this is the first catch of our #PontoonTrap. With our 360°-Camera we get a good overview how trap and fish behave under water. Pike and bream were lucky and got released when the fishermen came. #fishing #Science

#Fishermen become #SeaRanger. We take part in the training. If you want to see what the SeaRangers experienced on FS #SOLEA, here is a great report from MV1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op5S... Also featured in the article: our #OpenSource measuring system #HyFiVe: www.thuenen.de/en/institute...

We have redesigned our new #PontoonTrap and put it on the water together with the fisherman. Look forward to the first results. For more #SustainableFishing ! thuenen.de/stella2 #Science #fishing

Excited to share insights on gear technology at the #ASCOBANS meetings! Participated in discussions with the Steering Groups for the Conservation Plan for Harbour Porpoise in the North Sea, Western Baltic, Belt Sea, and Kattegat #NorthSeaGroup #WesternBalticConservationPlan 👇

We used the sunny day to measure and deploy flatfish for our net cage experiments in Warnemünde. In the Stella2 project, we are also investigating fish trap entrances. We observe the fish 24/7 with infrared cameras to better understand their behaviour. thuenen.de/stella2

How can trawling be made part of a sustainable and environmentally friendly exploitation of our marine resources? #Sustainability #Fishing #Trawling #MarineLife Today we are in Brussels to join the seminar on innovative fishing hosted by @EAPO_EUfishPOs and @northseaac.

Today we picked up our pontoon trap in Poland. As we redesigned it to become more robust and user-friendly, the netting needed to be adjusted accordingly. Next stop: Baltic Sea for some pilot trials 😃