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Presentations North Sea 2018

From 4 to 5 October the Noordzeedagen 2018 were held at NIOZ, Texel. At the meeting, colleagues of research institutes, NGO’s and ministries discussed thematic topics and joint action plans on the transition of our energy and food demands in balance with a sustainable nature for the North Sea. The outcomes of the themes and actions discussed at his meeting are bundled in NIOZ report 'Denk mee over de Noordzee' (in Dutch).

Introduction research themes

Introduction research themes

Luca van Duren | The North Sea seems empty and 'natural', and has been studied and modelled for years. However, the North Sea is under pressure.

Effective protection North Sea

Effective protection North Sea

Tobias van Kooten | What is nature and what are we missing? Starting point: Natural functioning of the ecosystem North Sea.

Naturalness and dynamics

Naturalness and dynamics

Tineke Troost | How natural is the North Sea? Nature is not a collection of separate elements. Impacts can be felt throughout the entire ecosystem.

Future-proof Monitoring

Future-proof Monitoring

Arjen Boon | Short term: first steps for next year operationally 'put together' Long term: adapt design, organisation and implementation.

Climate change and impact

Climate change and impact

Hans von Storch | Rationale and process of the assessment of knowledge about regional climate change and impact - the cases of BACC and NOSCCA.

Pressure and cumulation

Pressure and cumulation

Gerjan Piet | From objectives, scoping and risk assessment, advice on management measures to implementation, monitoring and management.

Sand extraction and suppletion

Sand extraction and suppletion

Martin Baptist | How can we best execute large-scale sand extraction and replenishment? What actions are needed in the short term?

North Sea research

North Sea research

Peter Herman | Links between policy areas and research are essential. A knowledge agenda and regular status reporting can have a binding and corrective effect.

Introduction of policy themes

Introduction of policy themes

Ton IJlstra | Introduction of policy themes and applied research in the North Sea 2030 programme. What we are going to do.

Building with North Sea nature

Building with North Sea nature

Luca van Duren | A return to the historical situation is not possible. There are many other changes (e.g. climate change, nutrients, use of space).

Restoration of oyster beds

Restoration of oyster beds

Emilie Reuchlin | We know how to place an oyster bed but how do we go from successful pilots to restoration on ecosystem impact?

Ecological integration of energy

Ecological integration of energy

Ingeborg van Splunder | The role of knowledge in 'adaptive management for ecological integration of sustainable energy on the North Sea.

Safety of North Sea shipping

Safety of North Sea shipping

Yvonne Koldenhof | On average, there are 48 shipping accidents per year, of which 20 with infrastructure, 7 with objects, and 4 between ships.

Big data in the North Sea

Big data in the North Sea

Dick Schaap | By using data of our grandparents we can make conclusions about the future of the North Sea. Thus: effective use of existing data!

Summary of Noordzeedagen 2018

Summary of Noordzeedagen 2018

Jaap van der Meer | Moving away from ad hoc research on stamps, from NPZD models towards end-to-end ecosystem modelling, and joint development.

Noordzeedagen 2019

Noordzeedagen 2019

Jeanette Plokker | A tip of the hat... Themes from NZ2030, Building on innovative ideas iSea, Impacts of climate change, and international context.