Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
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Royal Netherlands
Institute for Sea Research
Sea research from the deltas to deep oceans
Mission Blue Planet

Using and protecting our blue planet starts with understanding our changing seas.

Sea research from the deltas to deep oceans
Mission Blue Planet

Using and protecting our blue planet starts with understanding our changing seas.

Where is the RV Pelagia?

The RV Pelagia is the NIOZ flag ship. With an overall length of 66 m, this versatile and stable vessel is suited for research on both coastal seas and open oceans (except for the polar regions).

NICO | Netherlands Initiative Changing Oceans

NICO-expedition 2018 - A multidisciplinary scientific expedition with research vessel RV Pelagia

2 weeks

Due to Arctic warming, spring starts 2 weeks early and hatching chicks miss the insect peak, ending up lighter, smaller and shorter-billed. Read about the latest fieldwork of our researchers in Siberia.

Algal growth in Dutch coastal waters

Wadden Sytems Research Centre supplies easy access to expert teams, equipment, technology and protocols as developed for a variety of tidal environments

Building safe and productive deltas with nature
31°C

Climate change heats up water over 31 degrees Celsius bleaching coral reefs

Featured news

First field trials of seabed mining project Blue Nodules successful

NEWS | During a two-week trial cruise in the Gulf of Malaga on board the Spanish research vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa, technical performance and environmental effects of the mining crawler Apollo II built by IHC Mining have been successfully tested.

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...

Primeur op Texel: kweek van inheemse platte 'waddenoester' gelukt

NIEUWS | Onderzoekers van NIOZ zijn erin geslaagd larven te kweken van de 'platte oester' (Ostrea edulis), een soort die een eeuw geleden uit de Waddenzee verdween. Na een jaar optimale zorg in het kweekcentrum werden vorige week de eerst larven geboren.

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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.

Delta
Estuarine & Delta Systems
Coast
Coastal Systems
Ocean
Ocean Systems
Microbiology
Microbiology & Biogeochemistry

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.

Ballast Water
Seaweed
Deep Sea Mining
Tidal energy

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NIOZ is part of NWO-I, in cooperation with Utrecht University

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