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BSH kompakt 
• Geodaten-Management; 
• Aufgaben mariner Raumordnung; 
• Forschung zu den Auswirkungen des globalen Kllmawandels. 
Die Ursprünge des BSH reichen zurück bis zur Norddeutschen Seewarte, die 
schon 1868 erste Segelanweisungen nach nautischen und meteorologischen 
Beobachtungen anfertigte. Ihr folgte ab 1875 die Deutsche Seewarte, 
ab 1945 das Deutsche Hydrographische Institut - seit 1990 das BSH. Für die 
Seevermessung, Wracksuche und Meeresforschung betreibt das BSH fünf 
Schiffe, die zu den modernsten weltweit zählen. 
COMPETENT 
BSH - provider of maritime Services 
The BSH is the Federal maritime authority of Germany, headquartered In the 
Hanseatic cities of Hamburg and Rostock. The activities of the BSH reflect a 
multidisciplinary approach to nearly all areas of maritime policy - In line with 
future European maritime policy, whose goal Is the integration of different 
aspects of the oceans and seas which had been considered separately In the 
past: shipping, protection of the marine environment, and the maritime industry. 
Meereschemisches Speziallabor des BSH in Hamburg-Sulldorf 
Marine chemistry laboratory of the BSH at Hamburg-Sulldorf 
As a novel approach in European policy, the Green Paper on a Future Maritime 
Policy for the European Union has set the course for application of the principle 
of sustainable development to ocean management, which will allow the use 
of marine resources while preserving the natural environment for future 
generations. Within the framework of Its responsibilities, the BSH is making an 
Important contribution toward this goal. Without Its budget of € 62 million 
and the professional skills of Its 840 highly motivated employees, It could 
hardly cope with this wide and complex range of tasks: