Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research

The Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is an institution of research and teaching in the field of oceanography with " special turning to the ecosystem of the Baltic Sea " is dedicated to. It was founded in 1992 and belongs to the Scientific Association Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, in addition, it is affiliated as an affiliated institute of the University of Rostock. The result is the establishment of the Warnemünde " Institute of Oceanography ", which belonged to the Academy of Sciences of the GDR.

The Institute in the legal form of a dependent state institution had approximately 220 employees, of whom about half in the scientific field, and a budget of around 27.9 million euros, of which around 13.7 million euros in external funding in 2010. It is divided into four sections: " Physical Oceanography and Measurement ", " Biological Oceanography ", " Marine Chemistry " and " Marine Geology ". The research focuses on " Transport and transformation processes in the sea ", " Marine communities and biogeochemical cycles " and " changing marine ecosystems ". The Institute is based in Rostock, the research vessels Maria S. Merian and Elisabeth Mann Borgese available that is owned by the State of Mecklenburg -Vorpommern. In addition to its research activities, the Institute were transferred to the national responsibilities in the monitoring of the Baltic Sea from the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency ( BSH).