In the 2025-2026 survey season, researchers counted 3,385 seal pups and 12,497 grey seals during the moulting season, confirming further population growth across the region.

In recognition of the Wadden Sea’s global importance as largest unbroken tidal flats system in the world, the 15th Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea was held in Esbjerg, Denmark, this week.

The meeting included sessions in Husum, Germany, and Thyborøn, Denmark, alongside visits to the pilot sites at the Halligen islands and the Lodbjerg–Nymindegab area.

From 5–7 November, educators and interpreters from across the Wadden Sea gathered in Denmark for the annual IWSS workshop.

From 18 to 29 September, the 2025 edition of the trilateral summer school immersed in the unique landscape of the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site.

Sixteen Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students from the Wadden Sea region and beyond have embarked on a ten-day journey to explore one of the world’s most unique coastal ecosystems.

Applications are now open for the Wadden Sea World Heritage Summer School 2025, taking place from 18-29 August 2025.