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Otter Bergung — USV MARUM-Otter being recovered after a successful survey. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

In the Kiel Bay

Our uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) MARUM-Otter successfully completed its first deployment mid-September as part of the DAM missions mareXtreme and CDRmare.

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Monja Explore Science — Experimenting with a microscope at the Explore Science 2025. Foto: U. Prange/MARUM

Hands-on experiments on climate and the environment in Bürgerpark

Our colleagues Monja Daub and Elena Schiller contributed to a MARUM hands-on station during this years Explore Science hosted by the Klaus Tschira Stiftung in Bremen's Bürgerpark.

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Science Story Cover picture — PostDoc Christian Meurer during tests with SPIRULA at the Pool of the German Center for Artificial Intelligence in Bremen, Foto: Werner Siemens-Stiftung; Oliver Lang Fotografie, Lenzburg

CDRmare Science Story about our work on SPIRULA (German only)

Our PostDoc Christian Meurer privdes insights into the development of our innovative seafloor monitoring system SPIRULA.

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Jul 18, 2025

Ballast testing is the first step: the team place the SPIRULA vehicle in shallow water, adjusting its position and buoyancy by adding or removing weight. “It’s important that the vehicle lies horizontally in the water and that it’s slightly buoyant,” says project leader Ralf Bachmayer (front). Photo: Werner Siemens-Stiftung; Oliver Lang Fotografie, Lenzburg

SPIRULA takes a successful dive in the Aegean Sea

In May, the deep-sea monitoring system SPIRULA embarked on its inaugural expedition in ocean waters. The test off the Greek island of Milos in the ...

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May 15, 2025

The team on site tests the underwater glider in a pool of water. Photo: Carlos Barrera

Underwater glider camera module successfully tested

During tests off the coast of Gran Canaria, the MARUM Glider Seafloor Imaging Module was used for the first time under deep-sea conditions. The cam...

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