ZMT - Leibniz Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung
Science as a driver of innovation: Impulses from the Leibniz Association for a cooperative science system
07/03/2025 | In the face of global crises, our society is facing acute challenges. Our 96 Leibniz Institutes develop science-based solutions for the major transformation processes of our time through their long-standing practice of interdisciplinary...
Women in the fishing industry – panel discussion with Achim Schlüter from ZMT
05/03/2025 | Bremen-based NGO fair oceansand Brot für die Welt are organising a discussion at Bremen's Überseemuseum on Friday, 7 March, to mark the ‘End of Fish Day’. Prof. Dr Achim Schlüter from the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) will also be...
Remote underwater video provides new insights into the spawning aggregation dynamics of the black-saddled coral grouper in the South Pacific
25/02/2025 | When fish gather to spawn, it is potentially attractive for fishing. High catch rates can generally be expected during spawning times at specific locations. However, these sites are also very important for the conservation of the fish species that...
Students from the new "Natural Sciences for Sustainability’" degree programme at the University of Bremen visit ZMT
24/02/2025 | Curious students from the international Bachelor's degree course"Natural Sciences for Sustainability" at the University of Bremen recently visited the ZMT. The innovative degree programme, which was launched in the winter semester 2024/25 and is...
News from the tropics and beyond: ZMT Newsletter #1/2025 now online
In our first newsletter of 2025 we visit the German island of Spiekeroog and Odisha beach in India to report on our research on submarine groundwater discharge and a new cooperation project between ZMT and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). We are...
Memorandum of understanding signed: ZMT and Indonesian research agency BRIN agree on cooperation in marine sciences
17/01/2025 | Joint research activities, capacity development in the form of teaching and the training of young researchers, as well as collaboration on scientific publications and events are the focus of a memorandum of understanding recently agreed upon...
Bremen Doctoral Researcher Symposium on Marine Sciences 2025: Engage, Learn, and Network
15/01/2025 | On 8 and 9 April 2025, the Bremen Doctoral Researcher Symposium on Marine Sciences will take place jointly organised by the early career researcher support teams of MARUM – Center for Environmental Sciences and the Leibniz Centre for Tropical...
Withdrawal from Platform X: More Institutions Join "SciXit"
10/01/2025 | Numerous academic institutions from the German-speaking world, among them also the Leibniz Cente for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), left the platform X in January 2025 following a widely recognised public appeal. By now, more than 120 universities and research...
MARE conference "People and the Sea XIII (2025)": Call for Papers until 31 January
06/01/2025 | From 24 to 27 June, the 8th edition of the MARE conference People and the Sea will take place in Amsterdam. This year’s conference focuses on the balance between tensions, trade-offs, and the potential transformations required for the future of...
New book: Synthesis of 20 years of research collaboration between the ZMT and research organisations in Kerala, India
06/01/2025 | Kerala is an extraordinary place on our planet in many respects. It is the southernmost state of India with a long tropical coastline and it has the highest literacy rate and the highest life expectancy of the country. It is also called "God's own...