Current projects

BenthQual - Benthos quality assurance – Further development of monitoring principles and methodological standards for benthic species and habitats

Past projects

ArKoBi - Investigations on the contribution of Arctica islandica to carbon storage and biodiversity in the Baltic Sea

INDEX - Biological monitoring in the Indian Ocean Exploration Project. Survey of the benthic fauna of hydrothermal vent fields along the Central and Southeast Indian Ridge and research reporting to the International Seabed Authority (ISA). Project leaded by: Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Ressources (BGR), Hannover, Germany.