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04.11.2025 at 4 p.m., Max Delbrück Center - Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology

'50 Years after Jaws: Sharks, Pain, Ethics'

A shark rises from the water, biting off limbs—our media image of sharks. Join neuroscientists and divers as they explore the other side: how do sharks process painful stimuli?

Luka Marie Weber joins a panel of scientists to explore these intersections—inviting the audience to think beyond now and toward a world where science, ethics, and empathy guide our relationship with nature.

12.11.25 at 5 p.m. CET

Legal tools to protect marine ecosystems and biodiversity

The upcoming dialogue will focus on Decade Challenge 2, how we can develop solutions for the protection, management and restoration of ecosystems and their biodiversity.

Anna von Rebay and Michelle Bender, two outstanding young lawyers who are using their legal expertise to protect the ocean, will discuss the illegality of bottom trawling in EU waters and the growing movement to establish Ocean Rights.

21.11.2025 at 12 p.m.

Join the EMSEA Webinar to gain an insight into best practice in Ocean Literacy delivery in the Baltic Sea and Northern Seas (North Sea, English Channel, Celtic Sea, Irish Sea, North East Atlantic)

This webinar will include presentations from ocean literacy deliverers and researchers to further cement good practice and explore ways to better share skills, knowledge and resources that are common to these more northerly waters. We will present 'On board the ALDEBARAN - inspiring the next generation of marine scientists in the Baltic' and focus on two of our projects aimed at promoting ocean literacy on board the research vessel the ALDEBARAN: the annual SeaExperience Days held in Niendorf on the Baltic coast and the national Research at Sea competition.

27-28 November 2025

The German Ocean Foundation has been passionately committed to protecting our oceans for ten years and is now bringing a breath of fresh air to water sports. With our network of companies working for the common good, we want to specifically support and strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises on their path to becoming more public welfare-oriented. We will be presenting this movement at “BOOT & FUN” in Berlin, the leading trade fair for inland watercraft.

Together with Messe Berlin, we would like to invite you to an exchange of ideas on the topics of sustainability and the common good; we will be discussing the topics of mobility transition and co-ownership in water sports.

9 December 2025 from 7 p.m., at the Zeiss-Großplanetairum

Following the successful launch of the European Ocean Pact at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the key question now is how Germany can implement the European Ocean Pact in concrete terms—politically, scientifically, economically, and socially?

Representatives from the Bundestag, ministries, academia, business, and civil society will discuss the implementation of national measures to achieve the European Ocean Pact goals:

- Protection and restoration of marine ecosystems
- Promotion of sustainable marine use
- Development of innovative technologies for climate, energy, and food security
- Geopolitical positioning of Europe in an increasingly volatile global community

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15.12.2025 at 11 .am.

We invite you to set the stage for public welfare orientation in water sports.

We will explain the advantages for companies working for the common good in a series of expert-led workshops Together, we will examine the following questions:

• What can we learn from successful companies?

• How can ecological, social, and economic sustainability be combined?

• What business advantages does public welfare management offer?

17-25 January 2026, love your ocean

At the “love your ocean” area, visitors of all ages have the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in ocean sustainability, listen to lectures, participate in workshops, and discuss issues with our network of experts on site.

Since 2021, the initiative has been part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The area, which covers almost 800 square meters, features seven islands dedicated to the seven goals of the UN Ocean Decade. We offer workshops and hands-on activities for young and old, especially for schoolchildren, who can book a special session with our marine biologists as part of the boot4school program. On the Water Pixel World stage, people from all over the world present their sustainability projects.

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20.02.2026 at 11 .am.

We invite you to set the stage for public welfare orientation in water sports.

We will explain the advantages for companies working for the common good in a series of expert-led workshops Together, we will examine the following questions:

• What can we learn from successful companies?

• How can ecological, social, and economic sustainability be combined?

• What business advantages does public welfare management offer?