News
Monday 03 July 2023
Warmest June ever recorded in Wadden Sea; concerns for mortality in overheated cockles
In the past six summers, there were as many as five with high mortality among cockles in the Wadden Sea. That mortality always occurred several weeks after above-average water temperatures were recorded. "I therefore hold my breath for the shellfish,…
Friday 30 June 2023
Dossier: warm sea and ocean water
Global warming dominates global news. Here, rising atmospheric temperatures are usually the common thread. But of all the extra heat trapped by our greenhouse gas emissions, only 1 per cent remains in the air. The vast majority (89 per cent)…
Thursday 29 June 2023
Vidi grants for regional sea levels and ocean tipping points
[Dutch follows English] Two NIOZ researchers will receive Vidi grants of 800,000 euros. The laureates are Dr Aimée Slangen, for solving the regional sea-level puzzle and Dr Rick Hennekam, for investigating tipping points in climate and ocean…
Thursday 22 June 2023
Deep seabed mining stakeholders meet to discuss how to protect hydrothermal vents
Stakeholder event: Current developments on deep seabed mining and the use of area-based management tools to protect hydrothermal vents
Monday 19 June 2023
June 16-25, Week of Invasive Species: 'Invasive species can also add something to nature'
Plants or animals brought into nature - accidentally or on purpose - from distant lands can cause major problems. Such exotic species, especially when they are also "invasive," pushing out native species, are therefore seen in a negative light. But…
Monday 12 June 2023
'Perfect storm'; Sargassum blooms and marine plastic bring potentially unhealthy bacteria to the beach
A huge mass of seaweed filled with plastic and bacteria could have unhealthy effects on the coasts of Florida and the Caribbean. This is what research in Linda Amaral-Zettler's group recently published alongside colleagues in the United States. Some…
Monday 12 June 2023
The causes of 30 years of sea level rise worldwide identified
Sea levels are rising almost everywhere on Earth. Satellites measure this very precisely. Sea level rise along the world's coasts is caused by a combination of different factors. Some factors will play a stronger role than others in the coming…
Wednesday 07 June 2023
Met goede afspraken is in de Noordzee ruimte voor vogels én vissers
De afgelopen jaren deed de visserijsector samen met wetenschappers onderzoek naar de duurzame vangst van een schelpdier uit de Noordzee. Ook vogelbeschermers participeerden, om samen meer kennis op te doen over een zee-eend die afhankelijk is van de…
Tuesday 30 May 2023
NIOZ celebrates World Oceans Day 2023
At NIOZ, every day is an ocean's day, dedicated to doing research from the delta to the deep sea and from climate to biodiversity. Around the UN's official 'World Oceans Day, June 8th , NIOZ organizes a range of activities with different stakeholders…
Tuesday 30 May 2023
ANEMOI - Towards minimal chemical pollution of offshore wind farms
Offshore wind energy offers many advantages: next to the primary aim of renewable energy production, offshore wind farms (OWFs) also offer opportunities to nature conservation and aquaculture activities. There are multiple research projects into the…
