NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, is the national oceanographic institute and the Netherlands’ centre of expertise for ocean, sea and coast. We advance fundamental understanding of marine systems, the way they change, the role they play in climate and biodiversity, and how they may provide sustainable solutions to society in the future.
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Farewell to RV Pelagia on 16 October 2025
It may seem sound a little exaggerated: a farewell party for a ship. But for RV Pelagia, it was entirely appropriate that some 200 people gathered on October 16 to say goodbye to the ship. Read some of the collected memories from crew and scientists.
Jouw stem voor de zee is van levensbelang.
Nieuwe ZeeWijzer laat kiezers zien: politieke partijen zeggen te weinig over de bescherming van de Noordzee en de oceaan. Oceaanwetenschappers en natuur- en klimaatorganisaties analyseerden vijftien verkiezingsprogramma's op hun beloften aan de zee.
Samenwerking met Ministerie I&W
Op vrijdag 26 september ondertekenden Han Dolman NIOZ en de heer Jan Hendrik Dronkers, secretaris-generaal van het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat een Afsprakenkader voor verder samenwerking.
Scientific Departments
Our science is conducted in four scientific departments;. Three of them are area oriented: estuaries and delta areas, coastal seas and open oceans. Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry conducts science in all three area types.
