19 leading German marine research institutions have joined together in 2019/20 to form the German Marine Research Alliance – the D A M - sponsored by the national and Northern German state governments. Website https://www.allianz-meeresforschung.de/en/ Its mission: to carry out solution-oriented research and develop options for the sustainable use and protection of the coasts, seas and oceans. Our Sponsors The federal government and the regional governments of the five Northern German federal states are supporting and funding the current establishment of the DAM. In addition, the DAM is supported by the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.