News Archive

16. Aug 2021

Beach litter survey on Svalbard

Marine litter is a global threat to the marine ecosystem. BioConsult SH is now launching a project to monitor beached litter in the Arctic.

05. Aug 2021

Still seeking Moby Dick: Spotting whales from space

BioConsult SH is launching a new service: "SPACEWHALE" (www.spacewhales.de), developed by BioConsult SH and HiDef Aerial Surveying Ltd, tracks whales from space by combining modern space technology and artificial intelligence.

20. Jul 2021

New study on divers and wind farms in the German North Sea

A study carried out under the leadership of BioConsult SH investigates the possible impacts of offshore wind farms on the population and spatial distribution of red- and black-throated divers in the German North Sea.

18. May 2021

Vibrating instead of hammering: new research project investigates innovative installation technique for offshore foundations

BioConsult SH is part of a new research project investigating an innovative method to install foundations of offshore wind turbines.

13. Apr 2021

How different knowledge of scientists and fishermen benefits fisheries management

A recent article published in Sustainability explains why different knowledge and perception of different types of actors is important in decision-making processes and why this divergence is useful for advancing fisheries management.

11. Mar 2021

Video observations at nests of the honey buzzard

Insights into a live in airy height: A paper published in the Corax journal summarises the results of an observational study of honey buzzards at the nest.

02. Mar 2021

Congratulations!

We congratulate our colleagues Anna Backes and Julika Voß who successfully completed their respective master thesis. Both studies were part of projects carried out at BioConsult SH.

18. Feb 2021

Mapping whales from space – latest developments

The Potential of Satellite Imagery for Surveying Whales: A paper, giving an overview of the current state of this method, the associated challenges and aims for future developments, has now been published in the Sensors journal.

11. Jan 2021

SPACEWHALE II – Whales in the Bay of Biscay

SPACEWHALE: In this project we train an algorithm to detect large whales in very high-resolution satellite imagery using artificial intelligence and deep-learning techniques. Fieldwork is now successfully completed.

30. Nov 2020

Use of drones in survey of bird population filmed by NDR

In a report on the ornithological station on the island of Amrum, the NDR team also documented our staff at work.