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Open Ship on the research vessel ALKOR

Open Ship on the research vessel ALKOR at Kieler Woche (Kiel Week) 2023

Research vessel ALKOR

Research vessel ALKOR. Photo: GEOMAR

Kieler Woche (Kiel Week): Open Ship on the ALKOR on Friday 23.06.2023

Experience knowledge on a real research vessel

From benthocosms to microplastics – this year, the research vessel ALKOR is once again moored at the GEOMAR-quay of the Kiellinie with exciting topics and invites interested people of all ages to marvel and discover. If you don't know what benthocosms are, don't worry: Just take one of our guided tours to the mysterious research structures on the shore of the Kiel Fjord and learn more about the creative ideas that scientists use to get to the bottom of climate change. This and much more at the Open Ship on the ALKOR at the berth in front of the aquarium directly at the Kiellinie on Friday, June 23, 10 am to 5 pm.

At the Open Ship on GEOMAR's research vessel ALKOR, adults and children learn more about the ocean and Kiel's marine sciences. Get to know creatures and plants from the Baltic Sea, discover plankton under the microscope and learn about microplastics on our beaches.

  • Marine animals and algae from the Kiel Fjord: Guided tours to the Kiel Benthocosms at 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00.
  • Bombs, mines and shells: Ammunition in the sea and its dangers
  • Plastic waste in the sea:
  • Microplastics in the ocean: How polluted are our beaches? Microplastics are now everywhere in our oceans, including on our beaches. Information about microplastics and how they can be removed from the sand for analysis. Information booth and microscopy station.
  • Tiny, but important: Plankton in the ocean. Small marine animals big under the microscope.
Open Ship on the research vessel ALKOR

Open Ship on the research vessel ALKOR at Kieler Woche (Kiel Week) 2023

Research vessel ALKOR

Research vessel ALKOR. Photo: GEOMAR

  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel 

    Wischhofstr. 1-3
    D-24148 Kiel
    Germany

    Phone: +49-431 600-0
    Fax: +49-431 600-2805
    E-mail: info(at)geomar.de