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
NIOZ annual report 2024
Find out more about how we at NIOZ are looking back on 2024 in facts & figures, read more on the awarded grants, new colleagues and PhD defences. Watch the overview of science cruises in 2024 and see some nice pictures taken NIOZ employees in 2024.
National Ocean Science Conference on 3 June 2025
We would like to invite you to the second edition of the National Ocean Science Conference! This day will allow you to hear what your fellow ocean experts are doing, expand your network and get inspired. Find more information and how to subscribe.
New insights into the ecological value of the Wadden Sea
For five years, more than 20 researchers acquired new ecological knowledge about the subtidal nature of the Wadden Sea. The projects Wadden Mosaic (Waddenmozaïek) and Swimway Wadden Sea focused specifically on this aspect of the Wadden Sea nature.
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.
