The German Ocean Foundation brings the ocean into the planetarium - offering a new perspective on the smallest but greatest secrets of our world. In an innovative pilot project, impressive images of microorganisms were put together during two workshops in Niendorf on the Baltic Sea using high-resolution cameras and state-of-the-art microscopes - in close collaboration with the team of experts from ZEISS.

The Ocean Science Multimedia Exhibition of the German Ocean Foundation offers a place of learning for all students from the 5th grade onwards who are interested in the UN Ocean Decade and the challenges facing our ocean today.

Immerse yourself in the world of the ocean and let yourself be carried away by amazing stories and breathtaking footage. This month, the International OCEAN FILM TOUR will stop in Düsseldorf (April 5) and Berlin (April 6) - and we, the German Ocean Foundation, will be live on stage!

Frank, in his role as a member of the EU Mission Board to Restore Our Oceans and Waters, will present his policy ideas in an online webinar on the occasion of World Water Day, 'The Hydrosphere in Focus: Safeguarding Water for a Sustainable Future', organized by the Institute for Sustainable Development in collaboration with Verimpact, taking place on Thursday, 27 March 2025 at 2 p.m. CET. 

The German Ocean Foundation is partnering with Step. and GO!, Terra Scientifica, Objectif Sciences International and the Forum de Genève for the "Participatory Science for Ocean" hackathon in Nice in June 2025, offering everyone - ocean enthusiasts, students and professionals - the chance to develop innovative solutions for the ocean conservation and sustainable ocean management.

The non-profit Theo and Liesel Bechtold Foundation supports marine conservation and research projects around the world with the aim of sensitising young people to the ocean, the environment and climate change and getting them interested in science.

From 3 to 7 March, the EU Mission "Oceans and Waters" is organizing a forum with events to discuss and shape future EU policies and initiatives on oceans and waters, in particular the EU Mission "Restore our Ocean and Waters", the European Ocean Pact and the European Water Resilience Strategy.

As a member of the High Seas Alliance, the German Ocean Foundation calls on the German government to ratify the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction.

For students from grade 9 and above - apply now until 10 May 2025!

In the Research at sea competition, you can make turn your dream project into reality on a real research vessel.

With the German Parliamentary elections on the horizon, the German Ocean Foundation, together with 25 committed German foundations from various social spectrums, is calling on political actors and the democratic parties to stand up for the preservation of fundamental rights and a vibrant democracy in a cross-party consensus.

The German Ocean Foundation is involved in shaping the European Ocean Pact, which should be presented to the public at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice in June 2025. 

The German Ocean Foundation joins the call to all European Heads of State to draw up a strategic agenda for the ocean.

The International OCEAN FILM TOUR Vol. 11 will set sail again from March 2025. On board is the brand new programme full of exciting stories about the ocean. The German Ocean Foundation is proud to be working with the OCEAN FILM TOUR on the Ocean Lovers Education project that accompanies the tour.

At the "love your ocean" initiative at boot Düsseldorf, the world's largest water sports trade fair, the German Ocean Foundation welcomed more than 80 companies, initiatives, projects, universities and start-ups that are committed to marine and climate protection from 18 to 26 January 2025.

The Ocean Forum of the German Ocean Foundation took place on 21 January on the Water Pixel World stage of the “love your ocean” initiative at boot Düsseldorf. Representatives from universities, NGOs and researchers spoke at the forum, addressing topics such as deep-sea mining, ocean literacy, octopus intelligence and European marine policy.

We congratulate Ambiente Europeo on winning the “ocean tribute” Award 2025 at the BLUE MOTION NIGHT at boot Düsseldorf.

This year's winner is the organization Ambiente Europeo with their SeaLabs project. SeaLabs enables sailors to turn every trip into a research expedition and collect important marine data in remote areas.

If you are interested in an FÖJ position at the Foundation for the year 2025/26, you can apply now.

In the "Research at Sea" marine competition, you can make your project a reality on a real research vessel. Teams of students from the ninth grade and above can submit their applications until the end of March.

At the German Sailing Day in Warnemünde, the team from the German Ocean Foundation presented the major Citizen Science Project and the EnviroNaut environmental course for water sports enthusiasts, which can now be completed online.

In cooperation with the Planetarium in Berlin and the German Association for the United Nations, we held our first parliamentary evening.