How polluted is the Elbe River?
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 26 June 2023
Researchers from Helmholtz centres are tracing pollutants, plastics, and nutrients from the Elbe’s source to the North Sea. The MOSES campaign aims to model how these contaminants spread, transform, and impact ecosystems along the river's course.
Keywords: Elbe River, MOSES, pollution, microplastics, nutrients, Helmholtz, environmental monitoring
Artificial Intelligence for Ethical and Sustainable Shrimp Farming
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 27 June 2023
The MonitorShrimp project developed an AI-driven computer vision system to monitor shrimp growth, health, and stress in real time, improving animal welfare, sustainability, and efficiency in land-based shrimp farming.
Keywords: MonitorShrimp, aquaculture, shrimp farming, AI, computer vision, animal welfare, sustainability
Effects of hypoxia on benthic biogeochemistry
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 6 July 2023
During a current expedition in the Santa Barbara Basin aboard RV Atlantis, AWI/MPI researcher Felix Janssen is using deep-sea submersible Alvin to study sulfur-oxidizing microbial mats and benthic biogeochemistry in hypoxic seafloor zones.
Keywords: Alvin, deep-sea, microbial mats, benthic flux, Santa Barbara Basin, hypoxia, AWI, MPI, RV Atlantis
