Organisation profile
Organisation profile
About the section
Section for Oceanography focuses on marine research and education covering oceanography, ocean technology, and the future state of ocean ecosystems. Research integrates biological, physical, and chemical interactions in the ocean, ranging in scales from individual plankton to regional seas and the global ocean.
We focus on understanding key processes that govern the structure and function of marine food webs and how they provide sustainable ecosystem services such as fish production and carbon sequestration under climate change.
We develop and apply ocean technology that integrates across technology development and advanced data analysis in the laboratory and at sea to map and characterize the state of the ocean.
We predict the future state of ocean ecosystems by understanding how climate change alters biodiversity and ecosystem services, and how human activities influence ecosystem integrity. We do this through targeted laboratory experimentation, data analysis, ocean-going observations, and modelling.
Head of Section: Adam Martiny, [email protected]
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
Research output
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Abalone larvae in a multi-stressor ocean
Rist, S., 2026, Havforskermøde 2026: Abstractbog. Aarhus, Denmark: Aarhus Universitet, p. 57-57Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Active Transport of Carbon to Demersal Fish Communities in Shelf-Slope-Abyssal Systems of the North Atlantic Ocean
Ottmann, D., Andersen, K. H., Zhao, Y., Petrik, C. M., Stock, C. A., Trueman, C. & van Denderen, P. D., 2026, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 40, 2, 15 p., e2025GB008861.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Advancing Benthic Biodiversity Assessments with Multi-Camera 3D Underwater Reconstructions
Fernandez, J. A. & Thompson, F. F., 2026, Havforskermøde 2026: Abstractbog. Aarhus, Denmark: Aarhus Universitet, p. 89-90 P1: 6Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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BISE: Beam trawl impact on sandbank ecosystems (117629)
Hvingel, C. (Project Coordinator), Christensen, A. (PI), O'Neill, B. (PI), Mosegaard, H. (PI), Denderen, D. V. (PI), Nielsen, A. (PI), Nielsen, J. R. (PI), Egekvist, J. (Project Participant), Olsen, J. (Project Participant), Eigaard, O. R. (Project Participant), Berg, C. W. (Project Participant), Dinesen, G. E. (Project Participant), Kroner, A.-M. (Project Participant), Bastardie, F. (Project Participant) & Rathore, S. (Project Participant)
10/10/2025 → 31/01/2028
Project: Research
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Modelling the Pace of Life of Marine Fish
Rodrigues, F. (PhD Student), Denderen, D. V. (Main Supervisor) & Andersen, K. H. (Supervisor)
15/09/2025 → 14/09/2028
Project: PhD
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Observing gelatinous zooplankton in the face of climate change
Jensen, C. J. D. (PhD Student), Jaspers, C. (Main Supervisor), Lindegren, M. O. (Supervisor) & Hopcroft, R. R. (Supervisor)
15/08/2025 → 14/08/2028
Project: PhD
Activities
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Optomotor response in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) – can it be elicited and manipulated by trawl netting?
Karlsen, J. D. (Speaker) & Andersen, N. G. (Other)
15 Feb 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Linking risk-taking behaviour and food-web interactions in a marine invader
Moran, N. P. (Guest lecturer), Behrens, J. (Guest lecturer) & Visser, A. (Guest lecturer)
8 Jul 2021Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (External organisation)
Jansen, T. (Chairman)
2021 → 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of commitees, commissions, boards, councils, associations, organisations, or similar
Datasets
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A trait collection of marine fish species from North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific continental shelf seas
Palomares, M. L. D. (Contributor), Dencker, T. S. (Contributor), Beukhof, E. (Contributor) & Maureaud, A. (Contributor), PANGAEA, 2019
DOI: 10.1594/PANGAEA.900866, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.900866
Dataset
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Compilation of fatty acid composition of marine biota from the central and Northeast Atlantic, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Jonasdottir, S. (Creator), Maar, K. (Contributor), Fonseca, C. T. (Contributor), Pérez-Jorge, S. (Contributor) & Silva, M. A. (Contributor), PANGEA, 1 Jul 2022
Dataset
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Monthly-resolved swordfish bycatch data from Milazzo tuna trap, 1896-1901
MacKenzie, B. R. (Contributor), Romeo, T. (Contributor), Addis, P. (Contributor), Battaglia, P. (Contributor), Consoli, P. (Contributor), Andaloro, F. (Contributor) & Sarà, G. (Contributor), PANGAEA, 13 Jan 2023
DOI: 10.1594/PANGAEA.928980, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.928980
Dataset
Prizes
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Science without Borders - Brazil
Malanski, E. (Recipient), 1 Dec 2012
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Press/Media
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Dræbergoplen har et trick, der gør det nemmere for den at invadere Danmark
Andreasen, M. H., Nielsen, T. G., Rist, S. E. & Gardella, G.
06/12/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Sample labelling in the North Sea helping link up Europe’s research ships
Wünsch, U.
20/02/2017
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media