Pricken im Wattenmeer | "Pricks" in the Wadden Sea

            Pricken sind Kennzeichnungen von Fahrwassern oder Wattwanderwegen, die häufig im Wattenmeer verwendet werden. Sie bestehen meistens aus jungen Birken oder Stangen mit Zweigbüscheln.

Zur Fahrwasserkennzeichnung werden etwa fünf bis sieben Meter hohe Pricken verwendet, die ein schmales und flaches Fahrwasser markieren, in dem eine Betonnung zu kostenaufwendig oder wegen zu geringer Wassertiefe nicht möglich wäre. In niedrigeren Gewässern werden zur Markierung von Wattwanderwegen die Zweige auch direkt in den Meeresboden gesteckt.

Pricken müssen in der Regel jedes Jahr neu gesetzt werden, da sie die Stürme und Eisgang des Winters nicht überstehen. Sie sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil der traditionellen Navigation im Wattenmeer.
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Pricks are markers of fairways or mudflat paths that are often used in the Wadden Sea. They usually consist of young birch trees or poles with tufts of twigs.

Pricks, which are around five to seven metres high, are used to mark a narrow and shallow fairway where buoyage would be too costly or not possible due to insufficient water depth. In shallower waters, the twigs are also stuck directly into the seabed to mark mudflat hiking trails.

Pricks usually have to be reset every year as they cannot withstand the storms and ice drifts of winter. They are an important part of traditional navigation in the Wadden Sea.

Taken in: Germany / Lower Saxony / Landkreis Cuxhaven / Sahlenburg (show map)

Taken on: April 10, 2024

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Pricken

Priggen

Wattenmeer

Cuxhaven

Neuwerk

Sahlenburg

A. Dengs

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