Josie Antonucci di Carvalho has joined CWSS as Project Officer for Monitoring and Assessment. Nantke Braun has taken up the role of Project Officer for Data Management. In addition, Julia Busch has returned from parental leave.

The three-year initiative supports biodiversity monitoring at 25 marine sites worldwide, using environmental DNA (eDNA) to improve understanding and protection of ocean life.

Fifteen Bachelor’s and Master’s students from the Wadden Sea region and beyond have completed a ten-day learning journey exploring one of the world’s most distinctive coastal ecosystems.

The hybrid event with in-person and online participation will be part of the 15th European Conference on Ecological Restoration (SERE 2026) in Brest, France.

In the 2025-2026 survey season, researchers counted 3,385 seal pups and 12,497 grey seals during the moulting season, confirming further population growth across the region.