What We Do
Restoration
- Helgoland
- Portugal
- Australia (2025)
Education
Planned for 2024:
Summer Youth Camp Helgoland for the ages 10 to 16
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An introductory week of hands on environmental research of the eco system beach / rocky shore / sea, taking samples in nature, examination in the laboratory aiming at understanding better the importance of environmental protection and biodiversity. Fun and sports activities are blended into the daily schedule.
"Sea Trash to Art" Annual Contest
TBD
Research
Sea Habitat purchased the first Kelp Nursery Container in Germany and installed it at the German island of Helgoland in co-operation with the AWI and University of Bremen. The Kelp Nursery enables the basis for the following research projects:
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Focus is initially on two types of kelp:
Laminaria hyperborea
Laminaria hyperborea is a large brown algae, a leathery seaweed up to 4m long and found mostly in the northern Atlantic Ocean including the Baltic Seas, North Seas, coasts of Scandinavia as well as Portugal. It grows on rocks and depending on how clear the water is down to 10 m or even 30 m. It can dominate areas, grow densely and build “kelp forests”.
Saccharina
In general kelp can be seen as the “Trees under Water”. Kelp provide vital habitat to fish and many other marine species. Kelp function as a filter in the water keeping it clean, produce oxygen and sequest CO2. Kelp can also be used as food for humans and animals as well as a useful raw material for various applications.
