31.08.2023 Experts express concern about biodiversity in the Wadden Sea More than 150 representatives from science, nature conservation, and politics met at Wadden Sea Day titled “Put the Wadden Sea’s Biodiversity on the path to recovery!” Read more
08.08.2023 Cooperation along the East Atlantic Flyway deepened in workshop on key threats and possible solutions The Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative and its partners invited representatives from 15 flyway countries to a workshop in Dakar, Senegal, in July 2023. The aim was to discuss the key threats and possible solutions for migratory waterbird conservation along the East Atlantic Flyway. Read more
03.08.2023 Freemantle Highway incident underlines relevance of Wadden Sea’s PSSA designation The Freemantle Highway has now been successfully towed to Eemshaven harbour. While the threat of an ecological catastrophe is not completely resolved, it has been reduced considerably. Read more
05.07.2023 Second Trilateral Swimway Conference confirmed for April 2024 and call for abstracts opened Focusing on applying scientific evidence to manage human impacts on fish life cycles, the conference approach is to balance the outcomes of the latest research on fish life cycles with contributions on the practical implementation of scientific findings to dedicated and effective conservation efforts. Read more
04.07.2023 Bernard Baerends: „Only by joined forces” Almost four years ago, in September 2019, Bernard Baerend took up the position as Executive Secretary of the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS). Now, end of June, his term has come to an end, and he will return to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Quality. Read more
03.07.2023 Coordinated surveys confirm continuous growth of grey seals in the Wadden Sea In the past five years, the number of grey seal pups in this region has shown an average annual growth rate of 13 percent, while the number of adult animals counted during the moult grew by 12 percent annually. Read more
20.06.2023 Hamburg National Park Authority and CWSS meet on Jour Fixe Upon invitation of the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS), the Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park Authority (NPV HH) visited the Wilhelmshaven office on 8 June for personal exchange. Read more