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How can we use problematic beach wrack in a more sustainable way?
Over the past two and half years, CONTRA has conducted a total of seven case studies in the Baltic Sea Region to further develop knowledge on how it can…
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CONTRA article published in the journal “Ocean and Coastal Management”
We are pleased to announce that the article ‘Converting beach wrack into a resource as a challenge for the Baltic Sea (an overview)’ (B. Chubarenko et al., 2020) has…
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Legal issues surrounding beach wrack management a topic for discussion
On October 13, 2020, German CONTRA partners EUCC-D and Hanseatische Umwelt GmbH took part in a working visit to the Baltic Sea Island of Poel near Wismar to discuss,…
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Beach Wrack Compost to Mitigate Methane Emissions?
CONTRA project partner, the University of Southern Denmark has started a trial to test if compost made out of beach wrack can be used to mitigate methane emissions….
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The Effect of Mechanical Beach Cleaning on Wildlife
The University of Rostock has been researching the impact that mechanical beach cleaning has on local wildlife, particularly coastal birds. Four different managed beaches along the German Baltic Sea…
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CONTRA research activities on German television
As reported earlier, students of the University of Rostock has been researching the impact that mechanical beach cleaning has on local wildlife, particularly coastal birds along the German Baltic…
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CONTRA and beach wrack in the media
CONTRA project partners Linnaeus University in Sweden as well as University of Rostock and
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Beach wrack residence time successfully monitored by the Institute of Oceanology Russian Academy of Sciences
Knowledge of the beach wrack residence time on the seashore is an important aspect when it comes to understanding its role in coastal ecosystems and the potential…
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Island of Poel provides fresh beach wrack for composting trials
With the tourists’ return, the municipality Spa Administration on the Island of Poel in northern Germany, has also started to prepare the island’s beaches for the summer season. In the…
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Beach wrack as an inspiration for the development of subsequent water projects
On the 12-13th of February, 2020, stakeholders from the Euroregion Baltic Water Core Group, Polish partners, as well as other partners from the CONTRA and Umbrella project convened…
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