Using and protecting our blue planet starts with understanding our changing seas.
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Woods versus Waves experiment
CALL TO ACTION | Can trees truly protect us from floods? You can help to put it to the test. 3 researchers have built the first forest ever in the largest wave-testing site in the world: the Dutch Delta Flume. Help them unleash the waves...
Koraalriffen houden tempo verwachte zeespiegelstijging niet bij
NIEUWS | Veel koraalriffen, met name in de Caribische Zee en de Indische Oceaan, zullen niet snel genoeg groeien om de verwachte zeespiegelstijging bij te houden...
NIOZ-lectoren bij Hogeschool Zeeland versterken regionale binding | NIOZ-professors at HZ focus on water safety and sustainable food and energy production in delta areas
Waterveiligheid en duurzame voedsel- en energieproductie in deltagebieden: op 8 juni inaugureren Prof. Dr. Klaas Timmermans en Prof. Dr. Tjeerd Bouma als lectoren bij Hogeschool Zeeland, University Of Applied Sciences.
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.
