June 25, 2025

Zoo animals

On June 25th 2025 Gizmo and Sammy were picked up in the morning to move to their new enclosure at Zoo Rostock. Susi is still in our care and will be moved within the next few weeks. In mid-January 2024 Gizmo and Sammy…

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July 1, 2021

Wild harbour seal

During the summer of 2021 a wild young male harbour seal was brought to us since it had been abandoned by its mother. He was in a bad condition since he was malnourished but fortunately otherwise healthy and unharmed.

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September 1, 2019

International coastal cleanup day

On the International coastal cleanup day on September 21, 2019, the Rostocker Meeresmüllstammtisch is inviting everybody to join the largest collection of waste in Rostock and Warnemünde ein. Waste will be collect at 10…

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April 1, 2017

Seal of the MSC on the cover of JEB

The Marine Science is very proud that a photo (photographer W. Pölzer) of one of the seals of the MSC made it on the cover of the renown scientific journal Journal of Experimental Biology in April. The cover was chosen…

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September 1, 2016

Oceans & the seas - science blog

The project "Oceans & the seas - science blog" (Alina Loth, University of Rostock) won the competition of the "Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung". The blog communicates cutting-edge science by easily…

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May 1, 2016

Interesting symposium in Nuremberg in June

For a project on dophin senses, the Marine Science Center is working together with Zoo Nuremberg. There, an interesting symposium on "Science and Species Conservation in South America" will be held on June 25-26. An…

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March 1, 2016

Back from the dockyard and start of season

After a couple of months, our institute ship is finally back from the dockyards. We are very happy that we are back to normal routine now and that we will be able to open the Marine Science Center for the public on…

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March 1, 2015

Two sea lions arrived in their new home

Finally, on Saturday night, two California sea lions, almost one year old, managed to find their way from Stuttgart to the Marine Science Center. Without hesitating they started to discover their new enclosure and were…

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September 1, 2014

Arrival of a harbor seal

The MSC welcomes a new harbor seal. Smoothly, the male harbor seal Paco was transferred from Zoo Rostock to the Marine Science Center and could be directly integrated into the group. The other seals were surprisingly…

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May 1, 2014

Night of Science 2014

We are happy to invite everybody to join for the "Night of Science" which will take place on May 17th from 5-9pm. A little surprise is already waiting at the entrance until 6pm - we toss up for a direct visit of the…

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December 1, 2013

End of saison 2013

On November 29th, all visitors were invited to join a very last time in 2013 for watching the seals and the octopods and their training. Now the MSC is closed during the winter months but the new season will start on…

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October 1, 2013

Many conferences in autumn

In september many members of the research group "Sensory and cognitive ecology" went to the annual conference of the German Zoological Society taken place in Munich. Current reserach projects were introduced to…

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July 1, 2013

The MSC attracts wild seals

This summer the MSC again attracts wild seals. Up to three wild seals can be seen close to the facilities from time to time. They are often hauling out on the outer floating elements. The wild seals, gray and harbor…

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May 1, 2013

We welcome two octopods

On May 28th, 2013 we could welcome two little octopods. After a long journey from the Mediterranean Sea with a stopover in the Ozeaneum Stralsund they finally arrived healthy at the Marine Science Center. One of the…

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April 1, 2013

Night of science

On April 25th, 2013 the Rostock "Night of Science" took place. The Marine Science Center invited everybody to join between 6 - 10 pm. Our guests were able to watch our experiments directly. At the same time fascinating…

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March 1, 2013

Reopening of the Marine Science Center for guests

On Marcht 29th, 2013 the Marine Science Center reopened for guests. Everybody is invited to watch our experiments from the sun deck of our institute ship "LIchtenberg" between 10 am and 4 pm daily. On various monitors…

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November 1, 2012

Castration of the fur seal

On November 19th veterinary specialists from Rostock and Hannover castrated our fur seal at the Marine Science Center. Everything worked out perfectly - shortly after the surgery the animal was lively awake, could be…

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October 1, 2012

Conference on the "Sensory systems of aquatic animals"

From October 12 - 14 the conference on "Sensory systems of aquatic animals" was taken place at the Marine Science Center with more than 50 participants from around the world. During the three conference days…

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