In Focus
Out now: The latest ZMT newsletter
The new edition of the ZMT newsletter is out now bringing together stories from our research, international collaborations and activities in the tropics and beyond. One of the highlights of this issue is ZMT’s 35th anniversary. International...
DNA analysis sheds new light on the gill microbiome of coral reef fish
A recent genomic study of coral reef fish by scientists from the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) and the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) at the University of Oldenburg has found previously...
Ship recycling in Bremerhaven: Turning research into a maritime circular economy
Ships are now being recycled at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven – only the second facility of its kind in Germany. The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) welcomes the development as an important step towards a more...
m-CONNECT: EU-funded project takes a connectivity-focused approach to coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass meadows
Twenty interdisciplinary partners from 12 countries in Europe, Island Southeast Asia and Melanesia will begin work on a four-year landmark project in September 2026. Funded by Horizon Europe with a budget of six million Euros, the project...






















