Using and protecting our blue planet starts with understanding our changing seas.
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Klimaatimpact: kleine planten tegen grote golven
NIEUWS | Welke stormkracht kan onze natuurlijke kustverdediging aan? Met experimenten in de Large Wave Flume van het Coastal Research Centre in Duitsland onderzoekt een internationaal team hoe het natuurlijke buffersysteem van kwelders precies werkt.
UU-NIOZ early career scientist symposium
EVENT | On the 25th of September the first yearly UU-NIOZ Early Career Scientist Symposium will take place. This event is a great opportunity to get to know our colleagues from the different locations and institutions...
Blog NIOZ@Sea | Microplastics Transit Cruise
BLOG | RV Pelagia cruise 64PE442 takes advantage of a transit leg from Praia de Vitória, Terceira Island in the Azores to Catania on the Island of Sicily to collect samples of plastic marine debris, phytoplankton, and other particles and to compare net-c.
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.
Key Areas
NIOZ performs maritime research in seas and oceans around the world. Our focus is on six key areas, including the home bases of our institute, the Wadden Sea and the Dutch Delta.
Wadden Sea
A unique coastal tidal environment and one of the main research areas
Dutch Delta
A protective boundary between land and sea, and a principal research area
Caribbean
Studying the rich biodiversity and functioning of the tropical region
North Sea
Balancing human use and healthy ecosystems in one of the busiest seas
North Atlantic Ocean
Crucial to our climate and harbouring unique ecosystems in its dark depths
Polar
Assessing the rapid change of the polar regions, which impacts our planet
Asian estuaries and coasts
The value and problems of Asian estuaries and coasts
Valorisation
An important part of the NIOZ mission is valorisation of our research efforts – what we like to call frontier-applied research. Successful examples include projects around ballast water, seaweed, tidal energy and deep-sea mining.
