NWO-NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is the national oceanographic institute and principally performs and promotes academically excellent multidisciplinary fundamental and frontier applied marine research addressing important scientific and societal questions pertinent to the functioning of oceans and seas. NIOZ serves as national marine research facilitator (NMF) for The Netherlands scientific community.
Featured news
Microbes don’t descend down with plastic particles into the deep sea
Research has shown that microbes on floating plastic particles can be transported over long horizontal distances. New research shows that microbes are not staying on plastic particles as these particles subside into the deep sea.
3 million for innovative North Sea research
The biologically productive North Sea impacts the global climate through exchange of carbon and nutrients with the Atlantic Ocean. A Dutch consortium of scientists, lead by NIOZ, will investigate how big this role of the North Sea really is.
Searching for seaweed with an armed expedition leader
Lauren Wiesebron visited Edgeøya, a small island in the Spitsbergen archipelago. She investigated the influence of sea ice that rubs against the coast on the growth of seaweeds, and thus also the possible influence of climate change.
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.
Centres of Expertise
NIOZ performs maritime research in deltas, seas and oceans around the world. To create more visibility for our research, NIOZ has several virtual centres of interdisciplinary expertise around topics of societal and industrial interest. Each centre aims to offer a variety of stakeholders easy access to our expertise: don't hesitate to contact the contactpersons listed in each centre if you have any questions or suggestions.
