NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, is the national oceanographic institute and the Netherlands’ centre of expertise for ocean, sea and coast. We advance fundamental understanding of marine systems, the way they change, the role they play in climate and biodiversity, and how they may provide sustainable solutions to society in the future.
Fish and invertebrate animals are far more affected by warmer and more acidic seawater than was previously known. This is the conclusion of a study co-led by NIOZ marine biologist Katharina Alter, based on a new analysis method and published in the scient
To preserve the important intertidal sandbanks and also the salt marshes off our coasts for the future, we need more turbid water. "Because of the way we are now building in the Delta and the hinterland, coastal defense is endangered in the long term."
Expeditie SchelpWier is een inspirerende bijeenkomst voor iedereen die wieren en schelpwieren produceert of verwerkt voor food en non-food. Op vrijdagmiddag 19 april bij het NIOZ in Yerseke.
Our science is conducted in four scientific departments;. Three of them are area oriented: estuaries and delta areas, coastal seas and open oceans. Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry conducts science in all three area types.
This year we are going to redesign and technically improve the NIOZ website. We would like to take your opinion as website visitor into account.
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