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The content of this website has been carefully prepared and reviewed. However, the Leibniz-Institute of Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or quality of the information provided, or that it is up-to-date. Liability claims against the IOW in respect of material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information offered or by inaccurate or incomplete information are in principle ruled out provided that there is no provable culpable intent or gross negligence on the IOW’s part.

The IOW expressly reserves the right to alter, amend or delete parts of the site or the entire offering, or to cease publication, without prior notice.

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