Management | Wadden Sea

Close-up of exposed mudflat with traces of Lanice worms and mussel shells.

Offshore grid connections and the Wadden Sea: Environmental impacts and key mitigation action fields

Four people standing on mudflat near vegetated shore with binoculars.

15.07.2025

East Atlantic Flyway experts discuss transforming findings into action

On 26 June 2025, the webinar "From Data to Action: Strengthening Site-Based Conservation Along the East Atlantic Flyway" brought together Flyway experts.

Panel of the World Heritage Committee on stage with screen showing the agenda item 7B.

09.07.2025

World Heritage Committee adopts decision regarding the Wadden Sea

The World Heritage Committee is currently holding their 47th session in Paris, France.

Aerial image of a straight dike line with fields and settlements on left and saltmarsh on right.

01.07.2025

Registration now open to ISWSS and Wadden Sea Day

Practitioners, scientists, policy-makers, conservation managers and non-governmental organisations are now invited to register for the International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium and the Wadden Sea Day.

Two adult grey seals resting on sandbank.

01.07.2025

Grey seal numbers in Wadden Sea show continuous growth in 2024-2025 survey season

The latest grey seal surveys conducted across the Wadden Sea and on Helgoland (Schleswig-Holstein) reveal an increase in both the number of pups born and seals counted during the moulting season.