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.
Featured news
A fascinating coastal dweller: the cut trough shell
A small mollusc inhabits our coastal waters: the cut trough shell. This animal thrives best in shallow seas with fine sand and mild weather conditions but sometimes almost disappears for years. Why? That remains a mystery.
Underwater robot offers helping hands in ocean depths
On Tuesday, 28 January, NIOZ Director Han Dolman and Tore Nedland, Director of Kystdesign, signed the contract for the construction of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). This is an advanced robot that can perform tasks on the ocean floor.
NWO Open Technology Programme funds research on landscape restoration with biodegradable structures
Developing biodegradable structures that can restore important coastal ecosystems and peatlands. That is the goal of research project BIOPRIME, by NIOZ researchers Tjisse van der Heide and Tjeerd Bouma and Ralph Temmink of Utrecht University.
Scientific Departments
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.
