A year passes so quickly, and so it was time for the CONMAR annual meeting. From 8 to 9 December, the CONMAR team followed the invitation of colleagues from the University of Rostock and met at the wonderful and venerable university building. Ansgar Leefken and Sascha Kosleck gave us a warm welcome. We were delighted to welcome various external guests to our annual meeting this year: Susanne Korich (Head of Marine and Maritime Research, Geosciences and Shipping, Project Management Jülich), Careen Krüger (Scientific Advisor, Project Management Jülich), Elisa Janssen and Nora Klasen (both advisors at the Ministry for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas and the Environment of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Robert Mollitor (Head of the EOD Service in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) and Eyk-Uwe Pap (General Manager, Baltic Taucher). To kick off our meeting, Mr Pap and Mr Mollitor gave us a report on the recent pilot munition clearance that has been conducted in the framework of the immediate Programme of the German in Grossklützhöved/Boltenhagen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It was a meeting with valuable discussions. We look forward to the coming year with new challenges and joint research.
Daniela Henkel, GEOMAR
