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The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant worth 280,000 euros to 2 highly promising early career NIOZ scientists. The grant provides them with the opportunity to further elaborate their own ideas during a…

After a tendering procedure last winter, Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in Harlingen was chosen as the yard to build RV Wim Wolff. They have asked subcontractors Dijkstra Metaalbewerking in Harlingen, KB Alubouw in Makkum and Alubouw Fryslan in Franeker to…

The construction of RV Adriaen Coenen at Next Generation Shipyards is proceeding well and according to plan. Now that the upper deck and the wheelhouse have been placed, the ship is taking on its definitive shape. The outside is being finished and on…

In early December 2021, an unusual stranding of dead and weakened Atlantic Puffins Fratercula arctica started on the Dutch coast. Specimens washed ashore on all Wadden Islands, but also scattered along the mainland coast and in Zeeland. Because this…

By chemically analyzing sequential samples from the baleen of dead whales, it is possible to read not only the history of the diet, but also the migration route of the animals. In the latest issue of the journal Royal Society Open Science, NIOZ…

For the first time, a trans-disciplinary research programme has been proposed to bring together all sectors with an interest in creating a sustainable legacy for activities in the North Sea. A new ‘Blue Route’ consortium wants to start a long-term…

For the community of marine researchers in the Netherlands, the Royal NIOZ, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, is obtaining three new gliders, which enable very detailed ocean water research for longer periods of time. Professor in Marine…

Risso’s dolphins have been observed to perform a rapid sprint coupled with a spin when starting a dive, even though this highly energetic movement costs considerably more energy than normal, much slower dives. A team of researchers has discovered…

Scientists at NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research), EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) and Wageningen University & Research have developed a new deep-learning model for counting the number of seals in aerial photos…