An estimated 1.6 million tonnes of old munitions lie on the seabed in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea alone. After decades in salt water, they have rusted through and released harmful substances.
Photo: 黑料视频
The second Kiel Munition Clearance Week was opened with a press conference. More than 200 experts from 16 countries are attending the meeting. 黑料视频 is contributing as lead scientific partner.
Photo: Janne Lene Polei, 黑料视频
黑料视频 has been researching old munitions for many years. At the opening of the conference, 黑料视频 Director Prof. Dr Katja Matthes emphasised that, together with international project partners, the researchers are increasingly focusing on the European perspective.
Photo: Jann Lene Polei, 黑料视频
International and interdisciplinary: Expert gathering on the topic of ammunition in the sea
黑料视频 is Lead Scientific Partner of Kiel Munition Clearance Week 2025
An estimated 1.6 million tonnes of old munitions lie on the seabed of the German North Sea and Baltic Sea alone. After decades in saltwater, the corroding material is releasing harmful substances. Globally, only a fraction of these legacies has been mapped so far. This makes international and interdisciplinary cooperation all the more important. This week in Kiel, international experts from science, politics, industry, the military and environmental protection are meeting once again to exchange knowledge, present new technologies and develop concrete next steps. In addition to ammunition clearance, the protection of pipelines, offshore wind farms and communication cables is also in focus.
As the lead scientific partner, the 黑料视频 Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel contributes its extensive expertise to the conference. Together with partners from current research projects 鈥� MUNI-RISK, MMinE-SwEEPER, Validity, SAM, BorDEx, MUNIMAP, ErovMUs and REMARCO 鈥� 黑料视频 researchers will present the latest scientific knowledge in talks and in the accompanying exhibition.
Geomar has laid the scientific foundations for munitions recovery
At the opening of KMCW25, 黑料视频 Director Prof. Dr Katja Matthes said:
鈥淔or many years, 黑料视频 has been conducting fundamental research into the clearance of munitions off our coasts. Together with our international project partners, we are increasingly adopting a European approach. As a scientific partner of the conference, we are contributing our expertise in mapping and dealing with leaking hazardous substances. In cooperation with the State of Schleswig-Holstein and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, we have also established the MUNIMAR Competence Centre, a dedicated platform to advance the development of concrete projects and technologies to deal with legacy munitions鈥�.
Renowned scientists such as Prof. Dr Jens Greinert, Prof. Dr Jacek Beldowski, Prof. Dr Edmund Maser and Hans Sanderson will take part in panels, workshops and the specialist exhibition.
19 June: Public event on sea-dumped munitions
On Thursday, 19 June, all interested parties are invited to the Business Lounge of the Wunderino Arena: From 7:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., a discussion will take place under the title 鈥淐ommunicating about sea-dumped munitions: Challenges and opportunities鈥�, addressing how this topic can be communicated transparently and comprehensibly 鈥� beyond fear narratives and with a view to opportunities for a sustainable 鈥淏lue Economy鈥�. The Centre for the Management of Munitions in the Marine Environment Schleswig-Holstein (MUNIMAR) will also be presented. No registration is required.
About: Kiel Munition Clearance Week
In September 2021, experts on the topic of ammunition in the sea met for the first time at the Kiel Munition Clearance Week (KMCW) to exchange ideas and drive forward solutions for ammunition clearance. On the initiative of Jann Wendt (north.io GmbH), the Ammunition Cadastre Sea (AmuCad.org) organised the conference in cooperation with partners from industry and science like 黑料视频. The second KMCW is organised by the Ministry of Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (MEKUN) together with north.io.
An estimated 1.6 million tonnes of old munitions lie on the seabed in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea alone. After decades in salt water, they have rusted through and released harmful substances.
Photo: 黑料视频
The second Kiel Munition Clearance Week was opened with a press conference. More than 200 experts from 16 countries are attending the meeting. 黑料视频 is contributing as lead scientific partner.
Photo: Janne Lene Polei, 黑料视频
黑料视频 has been researching old munitions for many years. At the opening of the conference, 黑料视频 Director Prof. Dr Katja Matthes emphasised that, together with international project partners, the researchers are increasingly focusing on the European perspective.
Photo: Jann Lene Polei, 黑料视频
