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Monday 20 June 2022
Detectives in subtropical waters | on the hunt for toxic dinoflagellates
The coastal waters around Florida can suddenly turn red, green or brown, with fatal consequences for manatees, fish and other marine life. The cause: microscopic organisms that can produce toxins. That not only has disastrous consequences for nature,…
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Myron Peck appointed special professor of Life Cycle Ecophysiology of Marine Animals
The executive board of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has appointed prof. Dr. Myron Peck as special professor Life Cycle Ecophysiology of Marine Animals. The chair commenced on June 1 and is funded by the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea…
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Myron Peck presents EU commission on effects of climate change on fish and shellfish stocks
Prof. Myron Peck was invited by the European Commission, Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DGMARE) to share recent information on the effects of climate change on fish and shellfish stocks. The presentation in Brussels was part…
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Restoring marine nature by 'planting' pear tree reefs
In the past century, many reefs in the Wadden Sea and North Sea have disappeared. Reefs are very important for fish because they can hide there. We therefore need to restore reefs, but how do we do that? NIOZ is now starting a study into the…
Tuesday 07 June 2022
World Ocean Day 8th June 2022 | Thank you sea, and five challenges
June 8th is World Oceans Day: declared 30 years ago by the United Nations to draw attention to the importance of healthy oceans for a habitable planet Earth. In this short video from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), we present…
Saturday 04 June 2022
Measurement project for methane from the North Sea seabed started
In several places, methane escapes from the seabed of the North Sea. Methane is a strong greenhouse gas and its emission into the sea and subsequent release into the atmosphere can contribute to global warming. Recent German research suggests that…
Friday 03 June 2022
Former director of NIOZ Henk Brinkhuis receives an honorary medal from the Municipality of Texel
On Friday 3 June 2022, Prof. Dr. Henk Brinkhuis received the Medal of Honor from the Municipality of Texel during his formal retirement event as Director of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). Mayor Michiel Uitdehaag presented…
Wednesday 25 May 2022
UU-NIOZ early career scientist symposium
Utrecht University and NIOZ have a history of scientific collaboration – this has recently be reinforced by a new collaboration framework. In this light, the UU-NIOZ early career scientist symposium was organized for the first time in 2018. During…
Monday 23 May 2022
Pulse trawl had less effect on bottom than traditional fishing gear
When beam trawlers use a regular fishing gear to fish on a 'reef' of sand tubeworms, this has more effect on bottom life than when an electropulse gear is used. This is shown by a comparative study by marine biologist Justin Tiano of NIOZ and…
Thursday 12 May 2022
Unusually fast beaked whale has special deep-sea hunting strategy
An international team of biologists has successfully used biologgers to reveal insights into the lifestyle and hunting behaviour of the little-known species Sowerby’s beaked whale. The team’s first results show that these dolphins have a surprisingly…
