Protecting and using our blue planet responsibly starts with understanding our changing seas.
Featured news
Miljoeneninvestering in neutrinotelescoop KM3NeT | Neutrino telescope KM3NeT receives a 12.7 Million Euro NWO grant
NIEUWS | Hans van Haren, zeeonderzoeker bij NIOZ, is blij met deze kans: "KM3NeT biedt de gelegenheid om een uniek 3D-netwerk van 3000 gevoelige temperatuursensoren te bouwen in een kubieke hectometer diepzee water."
NICO-expedition newsletter 9 #ChangingOceans
NEWS | "The waves hit the window, you learn to walk without falling, you get used flying up the stairs. The ship creaks and thumps and cries depending on the weather." Science journalist & filmmaker Karin Schagen blogs during leg 8.
WADfilm: De vissentrek naar de rijke Waddenzee
VIDEO | Nu het water opwarmt, komen er allerlei vissen naar de voedselrijke Waddenzee. Ook komen de larven van schol, bot en haring op dit moment met miljoenen tegelijk naar binnen op zoek naar kleine schelpjes en wormen en andere kleine diertjes.
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.
