Where we come from
June 2019
June 29th:
Benefit concert for DEEPWAVE e.V. with the quartet “Vektorfeld”.
19 June:
Project “Ocean Books
Presentation of our favourite books about the sea in the bookstore “Tolle Geschichten”. On the Instagram account of “Tolle Geschichten” as well as on our culture blog you can find the selection of books and our reviews.
June 15th:
Start of the Charity Rally “Baltic Sea Circle” – main sponsor of DEEPWAVE e.V.
June 7th:
Berlin, World Oceans Day 2019
To publicly discuss and explain the relationship between environment and development, the implementation of the United Nations Agenda 2030 and German maritime policy, Brot für die Welt, Fair Oceans and the Forum Environment and Development organised a conference on World Ocean Day.
6 June:
Hamburg: Meeting of associations
June 4th – 5th:
Participation in the Marine Environment Symposium of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) 2019
In cooperation with the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) and the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), the BSH organised an opportunity for exchange on “Current Problems of the Marine Environment” as part of the Marine Environment Symposium.
4 June:
Berlin, No fish Sea
We criticise politicians’ failure to stop overfishing. Action of the German Environmental Aid (DUH), Our Fish and DEEPWAVE e.V. on the occasion of the World Day of the Seas at the Gates of the Federal Government illustrates the devastating effects of overfishing – Market criers denounce too high catches of cod, herring & Co.
May 2019
May 24th:
Hamburg, DEEPWAVE Film Festival for the Protection of the Seas
After a break of two years we organized the DEEPWAVE Filmfestival for the first time under our own direction. Short films on the topics “Deep Sea”, “Corals” and “Man & Sea” were shown. The short film festival was accompanied by subsequent panel discussions with scientists* and filmmakers*.
3 May:
We produce the film “Onno” with Claire Walka (director and editor) and Jenny Harbauer (intro).
April 2019
April 6th:
Research on the film “Onno”. A documentary film about Onno Groß, the founder of DEEPWAVE e.V.
April 3rd:
Selection of the films and creation of the programme for the DEEPWAVE Film Festival for the Protection of the Seas.
March 2019
March 28th:
Hamburg, Girls` & Boys` Day 2019
Several schoolgirls* visited our office and had the chance to immerse themselves in the everyday life of a marine conservation organisation during the Girls’ & Boys’ Day. They then wrote two blog entries for DEEPWAVE.
Beach trips with bad consequences
22 kilos of plastic in the stomach of a sperm whale
March 23rd:
Venice, Opening of the Ocean Space
A global centre for the promotion of ocean competence, research and the interplay of art and the sea. Ocean Space supports greater engagement and collective action in the most pressing threats facing the ocean today.
13 March:
Comparative table of alternatives to the plastic drinking straw
Development of a current comparison table of alternative materials (macaroni, straw, glass, bioplastics, paper, bamboo, stainless steel) and their advantages and disadvantages within the BLUE STRAW campaign.
7 March:
Cooperation with the organic hotel “Ifenblick” in Balderschwang.
1 March:
“Fridays for Future” – Greta Thunberg in Hamburg
DEEPWAVE was there and accompanied the climate strike movement “Fridays for Future” in their protest.
February 2019
February 4th:
The actor Frederik Götz becomes ambassador for DEEPWAVE.
January 2019
January 22nd:
The Herderschule in Rendsburg collected whole 5700 euro and donates half the money to DEEPWAVE e.V.
11 January:
Relaunch of the Website.
June 2018
June 28th:
Hamburg: Meeting of associations
June 19th:
The tax office’s examination has been completed and the new notice of exemption has been issued. The non-profit status is thus recognised.
June 6th:
The name DEEPWAVE is protected again, the DPMA certificate is available.
July 2015
The public engagement for the ocean framework directive an the measures catalogue http://meeresschutz.info/ currently takes up all our focus
Events:
Meeting of the Hamburg Environmental Agency
Meeting of the Environment Minister of Niedersachsen
June 2015
Supporting the Baltic Sea Rally Start
http://balticrally.superlative-adventure.com/
May 2015
“Beneath the Waves” film festival Hamburg
BSH-ocean symposium
Concert MS Stubnitz
Talk Baltic Sea Info Centre Eckernförde on the occasion of the Meeresfibel exhibition
April 2015
CCAMLR Weddell Sea Workshop Federal Ministry, Berlin
G7 – Leopoldina symposium
Day of the Ocean at Hagenbeck, Hamburg
G7 – NGO Stakeholder forum Berlin
March 2015
Climate conference H. Grassel, Hamburg
Greenpeace evening: Cold water corals (German only)
Geomar Sustainable Ocean Conference, Kiel
Meeting Antarctic Ocean Alliance, Hamburg
February 2015
Talk Heldenmarkt Hamburg
Talk deep sea mining at the pacific network meeting, Bremerhaven
2012
Beginning of the Ocean Talks Series in IMM, Tim’s Fishfight. Long dive night.
2011
Inauguration of the Palk Bay Centre in Tamil Nadu, India. Cape Rouge Day, and the legendary DEEPWAVE Fest!
2010
Becoming Antarctic Ocean Alliance member, and the successful execution of the Marine Litter Watch Expedition (German only), here the log book (German only) and the photostream.
2009
Becoming an Ocean2012 Alliance member.
2008
The first Coastal Ocean Clean Up Day takes place in Hamburg! (and has been taking place every year in September ever since, under the International Coastal Ocean Clean Up Program.)
2007
Creating the CANDIVE project. Together with biologist Christoph Schmitt we created the CanDive initiative: the free documentation and research of species diversity and ecology of the Canary Islands. The results have been published in three research-CDs. More about this can be found at www.ocean-la-gomera.com.
2006
Campaign for shark conservation in the Shark Alliance
2005
Creating the MANGREEN project, Mangrove Ecology and Restoration in India
2004
Implementing the marine protected areas FFH/Natura2000, protecting the porpoise from gravel mining, etc.
2003 – Foundation of the organisation
