Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment

The Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) is an interdisciplinary Institute at the University of Oldenburg with locations in Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven. It is the only university institute in Lower Saxony that covers broad areas of marine sciences, both in research and in teaching. Currently,  28 working groups of various scientific disciplines - including biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and social sciences - belong to the institute. ICBM operates the Spiekeroog Coastal Observatory and is the home institute of the research vessel SONNE.

News

Marine Science Research

Amidst the waves and wind turbines

How do offshore wind farms affect ocean currents and ecosystems? A team led by Thomas Badewien recently investigated this north of Heligoland.

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Marine Science Research Projects

Online survey on non-native species in the Wadden Sea

The iSeal project team is conducting a survey to examine peoples views on invasive species and potential management measures.

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Marine Science Study and Teaching

Sandarium at the Campus Wechloy

Environmental science students have built a sandarium that serves as a nesting and living space for ground-nesting wild bees.

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Marine Science Research

Monitoring station off Spiekeroog is being replaced

Since 2002, the ICBM monitoring station has been continuously collecting key environmental data off Spiekeroog and is now going to be replaced. 

more: Monitoring station off Spiekeroog is being replaced

Events

News from DAM

Pilot missions of the DAM to study impact of bottom trawling on marine protected areas in the North Sea and Baltic Sea

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ICBM Time Series Station

Cooperations

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