Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
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Official channel. Marine science to understand natural and human influences on tropical coastal ecosystems. #corals #reefs #fish #mangroves with #localpartners
The new #NeNo network is committed to protecting the North Sea. ZMT doctoral student Wiebke Homes is working with partners to protect porpoises and promote healthy marine ecosystems. © Schutzstation Wattenmeer
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The new #NeNo network is committed to protecting the North Sea. ZMT doctoral student Wiebke Homes is working with partners to protect porpoises and promote healthy marine ecosystems. © Schutzstation Wattenmeer
Last week, we introduced 12th-grade students from Kurt-Schumacher-Allee School to "research with smartphones" using current mangrove studies. Many thanks to all participants & colleagues for their great support! #ZMT #Mangroves #STEM #ScienceEducation #LeibnizCommunity #CoastalResearch
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Last week, we introduced 12th-grade students from Kurt-Schumacher-Allee School to "research with smartphones" using current mangrove studies. Many thanks to all participants & colleagues for their great support! #ZMT #Mangroves #STEM #ScienceEducation #LeibnizCommunity #CoastalResearch
On Tuesday, 4 Nov at 5 p.m., the Haus der Wissenschaft opens its new exhibition on Bremen’s scientific landscape. The ZMT contributes a coral reef simulation model that illustrates how small environmental changes can have major impacts on marine ecosystems. #ZMT #HausderWissenschaft #BremenScience
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
On Tuesday, 4 Nov at 5 p.m., the Haus der Wissenschaft opens its new exhibition on Bremen’s scientific landscape. The ZMT contributes a coral reef simulation model that illustrates how small environmental changes can have major impacts on marine ecosystems. #ZMT #HausderWissenschaft #BremenScience
ZMT’s latest newsletter dives deep – from the Swatch of No Ground in #Bangladesh to #Bremen, where we launched #TropEcS to connect tropical coastal research with global Earth System Models. Link: www.leibniz-zmt.de/en/news-at-z... Sign up to #ZMT newsletter at: dialog.leibniz-zmt.de/-optin-form/...
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
ZMT’s latest newsletter dives deep – from the Swatch of No Ground in #Bangladesh to #Bremen, where we launched #TropEcS to connect tropical coastal research with global Earth System Models. Link: www.leibniz-zmt.de/en/news-at-z... Sign up to #ZMT newsletter at: dialog.leibniz-zmt.de/-optin-form/...
#wearehiring Students can complete their mandatory internship in the Office for Knowledge Exchange (OKE) at ZMT and gain insights into how science interacts with society and policy. #ZMT #ScienceCommunication #Internship #KnowledgeExchange #MarineResearch
October 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
#wearehiring Students can complete their mandatory internship in the Office for Knowledge Exchange (OKE) at ZMT and gain insights into how science interacts with society and policy. #ZMT #ScienceCommunication #Internship #KnowledgeExchange #MarineResearch
At this year’s Windsurf World Cup on #Sylt, our colleague Wiebke Homes joined the LEBENSWERT Sustainability Tent to raise awareness for harbour porpoise protection. Visitors explored #ZMT’s VR coral reef game & tested new eDNA tools from the #CREATE project. @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de #ZMT
October 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
At this year’s Windsurf World Cup on #Sylt, our colleague Wiebke Homes joined the LEBENSWERT Sustainability Tent to raise awareness for harbour porpoise protection. Visitors explored #ZMT’s VR coral reef game & tested new eDNA tools from the #CREATE project. @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de #ZMT
According to current Stanford- #Elsevier database, several researchers at #ZMT are among the top 2% most cited scientists worldwide. Ioannidis, J.P.A., 2025. August 2025 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators.” Elsevier. DOI: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.
October 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
October 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Estradivari from #ZMT published a Nature commentary on #MPAs. 90 % allow fishing; 1/3 even destructive. UN High Seas Treaty 2026 is a chance for real protection. Fishing must follow standards that safeguard biodiversity. © Imaniar Pratiwi/PADMI Foundation #MPAs #OceanProtection #ZMT
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Estradivari from #ZMT published a Nature commentary on #MPAs. 90 % allow fishing; 1/3 even destructive. UN High Seas Treaty 2026 is a chance for real protection. Fishing must follow standards that safeguard biodiversity. © Imaniar Pratiwi/PADMI Foundation #MPAs #OceanProtection #ZMT
The 5th anniversary of the Climate Festival in Neue Vahr was a great opportunity to connect with the local community. Our colleague Achim Meyer represented Hashtag#ZMT and met Kathrin Moosdorf, Die Senatorin für Umwelt, Klima und Wissenschaft, who gave a welcoming speech. #ZMT #ClimateAction
October 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The 5th anniversary of the Climate Festival in Neue Vahr was a great opportunity to connect with the local community. Our colleague Achim Meyer represented Hashtag#ZMT and met Kathrin Moosdorf, Die Senatorin für Umwelt, Klima und Wissenschaft, who gave a welcoming speech. #ZMT #ClimateAction
Day 2 @ #TropEcS-Symposium – Coupling Components: How to link ocean, atmosphere, land, ecosystems & biogeochemistry in Earth system models? Talks on coastal dynamics, land-sea fluxes, biosphere interactions & food webs showed the need for connected modelling. #TropEcS2025 #ZMT
September 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Day 2 @ #TropEcS-Symposium – Coupling Components: How to link ocean, atmosphere, land, ecosystems & biogeochemistry in Earth system models? Talks on coastal dynamics, land-sea fluxes, biosphere interactions & food webs showed the need for connected modelling. #TropEcS2025 #ZMT
The #TropEcS Symposium brings together 100+ experts, early career researchers & partners from Germany and the tropics to explore how to better integrate tropical coasts into Earth system models - key for climate insights & policy. More: zac.leibniz-zmt.de/tropecs/ #ZMT #TropEcS
September 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The #TropEcS Symposium brings together 100+ experts, early career researchers & partners from Germany and the tropics to explore how to better integrate tropical coasts into Earth system models - key for climate insights & policy. More: zac.leibniz-zmt.de/tropecs/ #ZMT #TropEcS
Congratulations to Dr. Lucy Atieno on her PhD defense at ZMT! Her work on tourism, gender & climate change on Kenya’s coast highlights why local and gendered voices must guide just, sustainable coastal futures. Wishing her all the best! #ZMT #PhDDefense #MarineScience #CoastalTourism
September 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Lucy Atieno on her PhD defense at ZMT! Her work on tourism, gender & climate change on Kenya’s coast highlights why local and gendered voices must guide just, sustainable coastal futures. Wishing her all the best! #ZMT #PhDDefense #MarineScience #CoastalTourism
Twelve participants train at ZMT’s Scientific Diving Course, learning scientific diving skills. Trainee Konrad: „Rather take your time, before rushing into it. Be quick, but don’t hurry. “ Graduates are certified as “German Scientific Diver” and “European Scientific Diver.” #ZMT #ScientificDiving
September 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Twelve participants train at ZMT’s Scientific Diving Course, learning scientific diving skills. Trainee Konrad: „Rather take your time, before rushing into it. Be quick, but don’t hurry. “ Graduates are certified as “German Scientific Diver” and “European Scientific Diver.” #ZMT #ScientificDiving
📢 Great news about the High Seas Treaty now ratified and entering into force in January. #BBNJ 👍👏🎉
🔗 news.un.org/en/story/202...
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UN ‘high seas’ treaty clears ratification threshold, to enter into force in January
A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has now met the required 60 ratifications for entry into force, clearing the way for it to take effect in January 2026.
news.un.org
September 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 Great news about the High Seas Treaty now ratified and entering into force in January. #BBNJ 👍👏🎉
🔗 news.un.org/en/story/202...
🔗 news.un.org/en/story/202...
🔬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬
An international team led by ZMT analysed 335 genomes of Caribbean hamlet fishes. Only one gene showed a clear link to differences between species. It's active in skin, eyes, and brain & may be tied to colour patterns and mate choice.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An international team led by ZMT analysed 335 genomes of Caribbean hamlet fishes. Only one gene showed a clear link to differences between species. It's active in skin, eyes, and brain & may be tied to colour patterns and mate choice.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
September 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🔬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬
An international team led by ZMT analysed 335 genomes of Caribbean hamlet fishes. Only one gene showed a clear link to differences between species. It's active in skin, eyes, and brain & may be tied to colour patterns and mate choice.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An international team led by ZMT analysed 335 genomes of Caribbean hamlet fishes. Only one gene showed a clear link to differences between species. It's active in skin, eyes, and brain & may be tied to colour patterns and mate choice.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Happy to share that out doctoral candidate Leonie Dziomba is featured as part of the Leibniz Association’s anniversary series “30 at around 30”. Thanks to our colleagues at Leibniz for making this happen. We hope you enjoy reading the interview 👇👇👇🤩🤩🤩
Zum 30. Jubiläum der @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de befragen wir #30umdie30: Leonie Dziomba promoviert am @leibniz-zmt.de im Bereich #Wissenstransfer und untersucht, wie Wissen über das Meer am besten vermittelt werden kann.
👉 www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel...
#ZMT #Meeresforschung #LeibnizMagazin
👉 www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel...
#ZMT #Meeresforschung #LeibnizMagazin
September 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Happy to share that out doctoral candidate Leonie Dziomba is featured as part of the Leibniz Association’s anniversary series “30 at around 30”. Thanks to our colleagues at Leibniz for making this happen. We hope you enjoy reading the interview 👇👇👇🤩🤩🤩
The first #CREATE report in @allianz-meer.bsky.social #sustainMare examines governance effectiveness of the Whale Sanctuary in the German North Sea for harbour porpoise conservation, revealing strengths, weaknesses & policy recommendations. #ZMT ZMT #MarineConservation #Schweinswal
August 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The first #CREATE report in @allianz-meer.bsky.social #sustainMare examines governance effectiveness of the Whale Sanctuary in the German North Sea for harbour porpoise conservation, revealing strengths, weaknesses & policy recommendations. #ZMT ZMT #MarineConservation #Schweinswal
360 Coral Reefs – Life Below the Surface by The Jetlagged, originally created with ZMT for a research project, was later reworked into a FullDome version. The film won the Ocean Dome Award 2025 in Kiel and immersed thousands in reef life. #ZMT
August 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
360 Coral Reefs – Life Below the Surface by The Jetlagged, originally created with ZMT for a research project, was later reworked into a FullDome version. The film won the Ocean Dome Award 2025 in Kiel and immersed thousands in reef life. #ZMT
Das sagt unser Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz zum weiteren Vorgehen: „Wichtig ist jetzt eine Verständigung mit China und Indonesien …“ – das vollständige Statement im Artikel:👇 #ZMT
UN-Verhandlungen zu internationalem #Plastikabkommen ohne Einigung. Expert:innen: Nationale Maßnahmen hilfreich, aber kein Ersatz für globalen Vertrag, vorerst keine Einigung sei aber besser als ein unzureichendes Abkommen. Weitere Verhandlungen möglich. sciencemediacenter.de/angebote/abs...
August 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Das sagt unser Wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz zum weiteren Vorgehen: „Wichtig ist jetzt eine Verständigung mit China und Indonesien …“ – das vollständige Statement im Artikel:👇 #ZMT
ZMT joined the GEWOBA #CityTriathlon Bremen with five teams and two individuals. A day of swimming, cycling, and running focused on shared experiences, variety, and team spirit. #ZMT #CityTriathlon #Bremen #Teamwork #GEWOBA
August 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
ZMT joined the GEWOBA #CityTriathlon Bremen with five teams and two individuals. A day of swimming, cycling, and running focused on shared experiences, variety, and team spirit. #ZMT #CityTriathlon #Bremen #Teamwork #GEWOBA
From 28 July to 8 August, IOI Germany, ZMT, University of Bremen & IPB University held their first joint summer course in Bogor and online. Participants co-designed solutions for real marine & coastal challenges with international experts.
#ZMT #MarineResearch #Transdisciplinarity #OceanPolicy
#ZMT #MarineResearch #Transdisciplinarity #OceanPolicy
August 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
From 28 July to 8 August, IOI Germany, ZMT, University of Bremen & IPB University held their first joint summer course in Bogor and online. Participants co-designed solutions for real marine & coastal challenges with international experts.
#ZMT #MarineResearch #Transdisciplinarity #OceanPolicy
#ZMT #MarineResearch #Transdisciplinarity #OceanPolicy
Well done Dr. Guilherme Abuchahla! His PhD explored links between mangroves and land ecosystems in Brazil and Senegal. Using advanced lab methods, his research supports better understanding and management of coastal environments. All the best, Guilherme! #ZMT #PhDDefense #Küstenökosysteme #Mangroves
August 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Well done Dr. Guilherme Abuchahla! His PhD explored links between mangroves and land ecosystems in Brazil and Senegal. Using advanced lab methods, his research supports better understanding and management of coastal environments. All the best, Guilherme! #ZMT #PhDDefense #Küstenökosysteme #Mangroves
ZMT now hosts two Dadant US hives with gentle Buckfast bees from England. Beekeeper Dr. Sascha Bade moved them 3 km from their original site so they could settle well. As winter nears, each hive needs 15 kg of honey. Thanks to Elke Kasper for the connection. #ZMT
August 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
ZMT now hosts two Dadant US hives with gentle Buckfast bees from England. Beekeeper Dr. Sascha Bade moved them 3 km from their original site so they could settle well. As winter nears, each hive needs 15 kg of honey. Thanks to Elke Kasper for the connection. #ZMT