Major research projects and cooperations
Since the foundation of the DZMB, its employees have been involved in or responsible for major international projects and cooperations. This includes long-term international programmes and expedition series, but also cooperation with universities and teaching assignments.
Coordination of the Census of the Diversity of Abyssal Marine Life (CeDAMar) as a contribution to the Census of Marine Life (CoML)
Organization of international expedition series
DIVA: Latitudinal gradients of deep-sea biodiversity in the Atlantic Ocea
IceAGE: Icelandic Marine Animals: Genetics and Ecology
Participation and logistic support for international research trips and projects e.g.:
DIVA-1 – 3, ANDEEP 1-3, SYSTCO, OASIS, GroMet, EASIZ, BENEFIT, MAR-ECO, NODINAUT, BENDEX, JPI-Oceans, MINING IMPACT, BIODIAZ, GEANS
Cooperation with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Cooperation in the Bund-Länder-Meß-Programm North Sea
Cooperation with the universities of Oldenburg and Hamburg
Cooperation with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR)