Wadden Mosaic news archive

Recovery experiments on benthic life

18 October 2021

A large experiment has recently started in which researchers from RUG and NIOZ, together with a shrimp fisherman, experimentally disturb areas.

Powerline Wadden Sea through biodiversity hotspots

10 September 2021

The projected powerline ‘Eemshaven West’, connecting a new 700 MW wind park potentially crosses the Wadden Sea exactly in some of the most biodiverse hotspots.

Boxcoring at full speed in the Wadden Sea

25 April 2021

The Wadden Mosaic and TRAILS sampling team had nice and productive week of field work, sampling benthos in the subtidal Wadden sea. Made by Tjitske Kooistra

Newsletter 2 | 'A lot of data to proces'

27 January 2021

The PhD students have finished their first year and although Corona made fieldwork difficult at times, a lot is done anyway. News item: Newsletter 2

The first results of the hard substrates test

5 November 2020

Although the full results are only known after the laboratory analysis, the first visual examinations already give promising results. News item: waddenmozaiek.nl

The first check of the hard substrate cages

14 August 2020

Several species of seaweed were found, as well as animals belonging to them such as anemones, tubeworms and different kinds of crabs. Oscar Franken in Omrop Frylsân.

An opportunity map for seagrass restoration

12 August 2020

Environmental factors are measured at 9 locations: Information is processed in an opportunity map for seagrass restoration. News item: waddenmozaiek.nl

Floats for marking the underwater experiment

10 May 2020

60 cages of 1m2 let into the sea, to follow what happens to them over the next four years. The cages contain six different types of materials. News item: waddenmozaiek.nl

Unraveling the secrets of the wadden sea in 5 years

29 May 2019

We now have an image of all soil life that is larger than 1 mm such as worms, shellfish, seaweed, shrimp and crustaceans. News item: waddenmozaik.nl

The start of the Wadden Mosaic project

25 February 2019

Today, the Wadden Mosaic project starts with sampling the bottom below sea level. In seven weeks, a total of 1,500 samples will be taken. News item: waddenmozaiek.nl

Project plan - To a richly variegated mudflat

14 April 2018

The Wadden Mosaic project focuses on recovery measures that could possibly contribute to a richly variegated mudflats. Read the project plan

Investment Framework Wadden region 2016-2026

02 January 2018

The Investment Framework Wadden Region 2016-2026 is focused on a limited number of major tasks in the field of ecology and economy. Read the Framework