Educational and public relations

Contribution about researches by the MGU

The microplastic project in the media
The goby project in the media

Basellandschaftliche Zeitung 9 March 2023

"Die Grundel breitet sich wieder aus"

For more than 10 years, the MGU team has conducted monitoring with fish traps at the same location in the Rhine harbor of Basel. According to Prof. Holm, it is impossible to predict how much the goby population will increase this time.
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Aqua Viva 04-2022 - Professional journal for water protection (in german)

"Schwarzmeergrundeln Schweiz": Strategie, Massnahmen und Umsetzung - eine Bilanz

Article by Dr. Karen Bussmann and Prof. Patricia Holm

Invasive species are among the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide. The Black Sea gobies, originating from the Black Sea, are now also spreading in Switzerland and pose a great threat to sensitive fish such as nase, grayling or trout. In order to protect native species, the strategy "Black Sea Gobies Switzerland" was developed.
Interim results of this transdisciplinary project. (in german) more

Wissen - NZZ Sunday, 29 January 2023

"Du bist so eine miese Ratte!"

Our team studied - among other things - the personality of round gobies. Bolder fish overcome obstacles more easily and migrate upstream. Native species are displaced. more

St. Galler Tagblatt, 14 January 2023

"Schwarzmeergrundel nähert sich dem Bodensee"

Joschka Wiegleb describes the function of his developed goby barrier. The aim is to prevent the round goby from spreading upstream toward Lake Constance. The invasive fish was first sighted more than ten years ago in the port of Kleinhüningen in Basel.
https://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/ressort-ostschweiz/invasive-art-fluch-oder-segen-die-schwarzmeergrundel-koennte-bald-im-bodensee-einzug-halten-ld.2399781

ICES Report 2022 - with the participation of Joschka Wiegleb, PhD

Workshop on Stickleback and Round Goby in the Baltic Sea

Landings of round goby increased significantly in Latvia during the last years, while stickleback landings decreased over the last five decades but most recently show a slight increase. A targeted round goby fishery exists in Latvian waters, while the stickleback is solely taken as bycatch in all Baltic countries. Both fisheries are currently unmanaged and, with the exception of round goby fishery in Latvia, unregulated.

How Microplastics destroy our environment.

Interview with Dr. Gabriel Erni at Public Eye

We consume a spoonful of microplastics in a week. Gabriel Erni shares his research in the podcast "We need to talk."

Fact-Sheet Swiss academies reports

The Arctic under pressure

Man-made change in the Arctic and the role of Switzerland

The Arctic is suffering particularly badly from climate change and pollution. While the Arctic "thaw" threatens the livelihoods of indigenous peoples, industrialized countries see it as an opportunity for new economic activity. But the changes in the Arctic are also having a global impact. Therefore, preservation of the Arctic eco- and climate systems is essential for sustainable development outside the Arctic - also in Switzerland.

Fischer H, Chanteloup L, Csonka Y, Holm P, Jaccard S, Schaepman-Strub G, Schmale J, Vieli A (2022) Die Arktis unter Druck. Menschgemachter Wandel in der Arktis und die Rolle der Schweiz. Swiss Academies Reports 17 (4)
DOl: » 10.5281/zenodo.7155652 more

UMISC Wisconsin, USA, 25 - 27 October 2022

Invasive Round Goby Larvae as stowaways in small watercraft motors

Dr. Karen Bussmann presented our methods and approaches with invasive species at the conference and was able to compare them with those from research and practice of colleagues from overseas.
The creative approaches in the area of "outrech" and "public engagement" were particularly interesting.

EMPEROR PENGUINS STILL FREE OF MICROPLASTICS (FOTO: CÉLINE LE BOHEC)

Uni News 28 September 2022

Together with other researchers, Clara Leistenschneider examined a colony of emperor penguins in the remote Atka Bay on the northeastern edge of the Ekstrom Ice Shelf. "There have already been studies of water samples there in which we found microplastics, albeit only in low concentrations," the doctoral student explains. However, the impact of the pollution on the animals living there was still largely unexplored.

INTECOL2022 at GENEVA, 28 AUGUST - 2 SEPTEMBER 2022

2nd place "best Poster" for Dr. Joschka Wiegleb

Joschka Wiegleb wins second place at the flash talks with his poster "Swimming competition"!
"Who beats the flow in a hydraulic barrier for invasive fish?"

INTECOL GENF, 29. AUGUST - 2. SEPTEMBER 2022

Eco-evolutionary effects of habitat partitioning in an invasive fish, the round goby

Dr. Karen Bussmann presents results from goby research in the session "Consequences of biological invasions".

Publication by Serena Abel et al., meets with great media interest

Deep sea: garbage can of the oceans

Biodiversity at the bottom of the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench threatened by microplastic pollution.

Sunset over the Atlantic Ocean

last Blog from the Polarstern

The Antarctic expedition ended in Punta Arenas, Chile, and almost all scientists left the Polarstern research vessel. Dr. Gabriel Erni and six other members settled in for the Atlantic transit, which takes the Polarstern back to its home port in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Blog Swissinfo

Last spring, Gabriel Erni Cassola and Kevin Leuenberger from our team are on board the German icebreaker “Polarstern” in the Southern Ocean that encircles Antarctica. They are taking us with them to show us their field work via this new eight-part blog series.

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