The Project
Our vision
We want less of everything that does not belong in the sea. We want our seas to be clean again. We want to create an awareness in more people of our global problem with plastic waste, and influence individual behaviour changes to reduce waste at local levels. Less waste is more sea, less consumption protects the environment: WENIGER IST MEER.
Those who see with their own eyes and have a hands-on experience feel responsible to act. We start with ourselves, but there are no limits to our range. The more people we have with us, the more we can achieve.
Citizen Science
Together with many traditional sailing vessels we sail out into the North and Baltic Sea and bring our self-built Manta Trawls to work. Everyone (on board) are asked to participate in the project, analyze the findings. This is called Citizen Science.
The advantage of this approach over scientific surveys is that it allows us to study a large area of the sea simultaneously with an independent fleet that is out at sea anyway. With the help of dedicated people on board, not only can we contribute to research, but also to education.
We established an approach that is not dependent on a complicated and expensive scientific setup. It rather enables anyone to easily discover, report, inform and learn from the collected data/research data. Anyone interested in the topic is highly welcomed to participate in the research process as a citizen scientist.
Also, we are far too curious ourselves to just wait for the results of others.
About us
Social Media
My name is Veronique, I live in Kiel and manage the social media channel from here. In addition to my studies, I like diving and spend as much time as possible in and around the water. That’s why protecting the oceans is important to me. To put it in the words of Silvia Earle:
“We need to respect the oceans and take care of them as if our lives depend on it.
Because they do.“
Traditional sailing vessels
Albin Köbis
Windsbraut
Pippilotta
Sailing area Baltic Sea
Amazone
Labor Sanitas
event nature
Sailing area Schlei
Eye of the Wind
Avatar
Johanna von Amrum
Sailing area North Sea and the Elbe River
Hoop op Welvaart
Sailing area North Sea and the Elbe River
Seestern
Sailing area Kiel Fjord and Danish South Sea
Lovis
Sailing area Baltic Sea and riparian countries
Providentia
Sailing area Baltic Sea and Danish South Sea