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  • How can we use problematic beach wrack in a more sustainable way?

    Posted by Jane Hofmann on 2021-05-17

    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”

    Posted by Jane Hofmann on 2020-12-01

    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

    Posted by Jane Hofmann on 2020-10-15

    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?

    Posted by Jane Hofmann on 2020-10-12

    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

    Posted by Jane Hofmann on 2020-09-08

    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

    Posted by Jane Hofmann on 2020-09-01

    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

    Posted by Jane Hofmann on 2020-08-19

    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

    Posted by Jane Hofmann on 2020-06-19

    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

    Posted by Jane Hofmann on 2020-05-29

    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

    Posted by Jane Hofmann on 2020-02-28

    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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