Current projects and plans

North Sea buoy III

Below you will find an overview of the current projects and contracts awarded by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), by subject area:

Projects and plans by topic

Support maritime shipping and maritime economy

ProjectsDurationDescription (German)
ALB-Nordsee
Laser bathymetry in coastal areas of the North Sea
2021 - 2024Contract awarded
Baltic Sea e-Nav
Shared waters - same standards. Baltic partnership for future navigation
2023 - 2026Project
EnsAD
Development of a method for satellite data based algae detection
2023 - 2025Project
EMODNet Batymetrie
Quality improvement and area-wide availability of bathymetric information for Europe
2023 - 2024Project
MoSAb
Modeling of scrubber wastewater discharge
2021 - 2024Project
Neccton
New Copernicus Capability on Trophic Ocean Networks
2023 - 2026Project
OTC-Stone
AI-based detection and extraction of stones in acoustic data sets through integrated processing of geometric and radiometric echo sounder signals
2021 - 2024Project
PrimePrevention
Predict marine biohazards for prevention of their socio-economic impacts
2024 - 2026Project
SOS
Satellite-based operational deployment planning in sea surveying through integrated processing of multispectral Sentinel-2 satellite image sequences
2022 - 2024Project

Strengthen maritime safety and environmental protection

ProjectsDurationDescription (German)
BeJamDetect
Galileo GPS Jamming und Spoofing Detektion, Ortung und Störunterdrückung für behördliche Nutzer
2019 - 2023Contract awarded
BAnA
Evaluation of algorithms for nautical applications
2023Contract awarded
SEAIR
Impact of shipping emissions on air quality and deposition in (German) marine and coastal areas (HZG)
2019 - 2022Contract awarded

Promote sustainable use of the sea

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ProjectsDurationDescription (German)
Anemoi
Chemical emissions from offshore wind farms
2023 - 2027Project
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Diverlog
Effects of offshore wind farms on loons
2021 - 2023Contract awarded
eMSP NBSR
Emerging ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Planning topics in North and Baltic Seas Region
2021 - 2023Project
Website
FINO (Phase 6)
Operation and expansion of the FINO database, continuation of oceanographic measurement operations FINO1, FINO2 and FINO3
2018 - 2024Project
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MARLIN II
Assessment approaches for ecological monitoring from the implementation of the WindSeeG, the Ballast Water Convention and the MSRL at the BSH
2020 - 2023Contract awarded
Method
Methods and criteria for the assessment of impulsive noise inputs on a Baltic Sea database
2022 - 2023Contract awarded
MultiBird III
Scientific analyses of the offshore occurrence of migratory birds using an integrated database of monitoring and research data from a multi sensor system
2019 - 2022Contract awarded
Norsaic
Cooperation Governance for next-level Maritime Spatial Planning in the North Sea
2023 - 2026Project
OffChEm II
Possible impacts on the marine environment and their assessment
2021 - 2023Contract awarded
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OpenRAVE
Acquisition and analysis of load, logistics and lifetime relevant data of offshore wind turbines
2020 - 2025Project
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PureWind
imPact of soUnd on maRine Ecosystems from offshore WIND energy generation
2023 - 2025Project
Sound Frequency
Assessment of the environmental status with regard to anthropogenic continuous underwater noise
2021 - 2024

Contract awarded

Experience report on operational noise

Sound Scaping
Research, modeling and conscious design of the underwater soundscape through the use of technical noise reduction measures in the North and Baltic Seas
2020 - 2023Contract awarded
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Spektral-DMQC
Innovative observation systems for environmental monitoring
2022 - 2023Contract awarded
Walmon
Evaluation of the results from monitoring of the construction and operation phases of offshore projects with regard to the effects of underwater noise on harbour porpoises.
2021 - 2024Contract awarded

Continuity of measurements

ProjectsDurationDescription (German)
MoBo II
Further development of the multifunctional monitoring buoy for operational use to fulfil the tasks within the framework of marine environmental monitoring
2023 - 2024Contract awarded
TMCO 2.0 - DArgo2025, C-Scope
Towards Marine Carbon Observation 2.0
2020 - 2023Project

Provide competent information on the state of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea

ProjectsDurationDescription (German)
CMEMS 2 Copernicus
Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Serviceernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service
2015 - 2026Service
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DAM - en route data
Automated connection to international portals
2021 - 2025Project
DEMASK
Development and evaluation of noise management strategies to keep the North Sea healthy
2024 - 2026Project
Evaluation of pH Measurements
Evaluation and operationalisation of spectrophotometric pH measurement for monitoring marine acidification in the Baltic Sea
2019 - 2022Contract awarded
Freak Waves II
Investigations on the occurrence of extreme waves in the North Sea
2021 - 2024Contract awarded
iMonEP
Monitoring pilot test of the aspects of eutrophication and pelagic habitats in the North Sea
2020 - 2023Project
KliMHaP
Innovative monitoring of pelagic habitats to assess their ecosystem function in a changing climate.
2023 - 2026Project
MuSSeL - Multiple Stressors on North Sea Life2020 - 2023Project
Sediment Mapping AWZ
Area-wide high-resolution sediment mapping of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea and Baltic Sea
2017 - 2025Project
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Projects

As part of its R&D activities, BSH works on major research projects, so-called R&D projects. These are often projects funded by third parties. These third-party-funded projects are usually multi-year collaborative projects that are carried out as part of a consortium, i.e. with suitable national and international project partners.

Awarding of contracts

The BSH also awards R&D contracts to third parties from its own budget or on behalf of the BMDV and other departments. These contracts can be awarded within the framework of projects. The aim is to contribute to a better and more efficient performance of the BSH's specialist tasks through new research and development approaches or innovative analysis methods.