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.
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RV Anna Weber-van Bosse launched, construction halfway through
The RV Anna Weber-van Bosse has been launched in Spain. In a year's time, the new flagship of the Dutch research fleet will be ready for use. Marine scientists in the NL are invited to start thinking now about possible research on the AWvB.
Minder lekkende putten op de Noordzee dan gedacht
Uit minder dan twee procent van de verlaten boorputten in het Nederlandse deel van de Noordzee ontsnapt methaan dat afkomstig is uit ondiepe gasvoorkomens. Tot die conclusie komen onderzoekers van NIOZ en TNO, in samenwerking met SodM.
Antarctic sea is loaded with unknown viruses
Out of thousands of marine viruses that were discovered in Antarctic waters in the past two years, 75 percent was new to science. “This project has identified an enormous number of pieces in the jigsaw of viral ecology."
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.
