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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What will happen to the fish in the Wadden Sea when conditions change?
PhD student Bass Dye, studied temperature preferences of fish, as part of the Waddentools Swimway Wadden Sea project. With these data he created a model to predict how fish will respond to future changes caused by climate change.
Research shows shortcomings in protection of underwater nature Wadden Sea
The Wadden Mosaic research programme shows that only 10 per cent of the underwater nature in the Wadden Sea is effectively protected. Moreover, some protective measures still often appear to target the wrong places.
Researchers: gas extraction Ameland has ecological impact
Gas extraction under Ameland has ecological impact. Moreover, the signaling function of the current monitoring program according to the ‘hand-to-tap’ principle is too limited, is the conclusion from a team of researchers after combining several studies.
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.
