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Following the successful fly-by event two years ago, this year Kiel is the starting harbour for the top sporting event ‘The Ocean Race Europe 2025’. Visitors can look forward to an extensive programme around the race at OCEAN LIVE PARK on the Kiellinie from 6 to 10 August. ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ is Host City Partner of the Ocean Race and is represented in the programme with numerous contributions.

Sailing meets science: Pavilion in the OCEAN LIVE PARK

6-10 August 2025 
Wednesday and Thursday: 1 to 7 pm
Friday to Sunday: 10 am to 7 pm
Together with Team Malizia and SubCtech, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ will show how science and sailing can go hand in hand: The sailing team Malizia shows how it combines top-class sport and data acquisition. SubCtech will present the resources required for this using the OceanPack-RACE demo device and provide general information on the topic of ‘Sailing meets Science’. ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ will provide information about the connection between sailing and marine research and protection.

(Pavilion in the Ocean Live Park on the Kiellinie, next to the sailing camp 24/7)

Open Ship on FS ALKOR

Saturday, 9 August 2025, 10 am to 5 pm
On Saturday, the RV ALKOR will lower the gangway for visitors. Interested visitors can take a look inside a research vessel and learn more about the work and life on board. Current research projects from the Baltic Sea and the world's oceans will be presented, along with hands-on experiments and much more.

(Admiralsbrücke, pier in front of the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Aquarium)

Programme:

• Plastic pollution on our beaches: Information and hands-on experiments
• Marine animals and plants from Kiel Fjord
• Guided tours of the Kiel benthokosms (starting at 12, 2 and 4 p.m.)
• Seagrass: A Baltic Sea multitool
• How do scientists track fish movements in the ocean?
• Tiny but essential: Plankton in the ocean
• 3D model of the Kolumbo undersea volcano: How are volcanoes explored?
• Bombs, mines and shells: The dangers of legacy munitions in the sea

‘Female Heroes of the Sea’ on stage at Reventlouwiese

Friday, 8 August, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9 August, 1:30 p.m.

Host Kristin Recke welcomes ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ scientist Sylvia Sander and offshore sailors Kerstin Zillmer and Kiki van Leeuwen.

(Main stage on Reventlouwiese)

New research project on the state of the Baltic Sea in ACO's Waterdome

The company ACO is represented with a ‘W²¹³Ù±ð°ù»å´Ç³¾±ð’ on the Reventlou Bridge and provides information about water filtration and treatment. ACO is a network partner in the new German-Danish Interreg project RECOVER, which is presented by ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ scientist Helmke Hepach. The project aims to assess the environmental status of the western Baltic Sea and to evaluate protective measures in Germany and Denmark in a comparative manner – with the help of a newly renovated traditional sailing ship, among other things, which will be used for measurement trips.

(Waterdome on the Reventlou Bridge)

GAME at the Ocean Summit

The international Master's student programme GAME will be represented on the Ocean Summit area with interactive information about its global research and education activities.

(Reventlouwiese)

CDRmare at the marine conservation camp

6-10 August 2025
Wednesday to Friday: 1 to 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am to 7 pm

The marine carbon removal mission  will present an experiment on ocean alkalinity enhancement and offer a wealth of information in the pagodas of the Ocean Protection Camp in front of the Parliament building.

Screenings in the Ocean Dome

Experience 360° films in the immersive .

Live lecture: A walk across the seabed

Wednesday, 6 August, 3:30 p.m.

Multimedia lecture by ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ scientist Tom Kwasnitschka

"A Traveller's Guide to the Seafloor"
Thursday, 7 August, 5 pm – premiere
Saturday, 9 August, 6 pm
Sunday, 10 August, 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm

A premiere at The Ocean Race: ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ’s Tom Kwasnitschka presents his latest Dome production.

"Drones of the Deep"
Thursday, 7 August, 1:30 pm
Friday, 8 August, 1:15 pm and 5:45 pm
Saturday, 9 August, 5:15 pm
Sunday, 10 August, 4:45 pm

CDRmare Talk
Thursday, 7 August, 3:45 pm

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Three scientists talk about the topic of ocean-based CO₂ removal. The audience is warmly invited to join the debate: Binding CO₂ - protecting the climate: Are oceans part of the solution? What do we already know, and what do we still need to find out as a society? With Anna Anschütz, Mirco Wölfelschneider and Lukas Tank, and moderated by Michael Sswat.

(Ocean Dome at the Kiellinie)

CVOO buoy at the Admiralspier

An 7.5 metre high measuring buoy, intended for the Cape Verde Ocean Observatory (CVOO), lies in the Kiel Fjord for test purposes during the Ocean Race.

(Admiral's Bridge, pier in front of the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Aquarium)