NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, is the national oceanographic institute and the Netherlands’ centre of expertise for ocean, sea and coast. We advance fundamental understanding of marine systems, the way they change, the role they play in climate and biodiversity, and how they may provide sustainable solutions to society in the future.
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1% of offshore wind investments could restore millions of hectares of marine life
A contribution of 1 per cent of all global investments in offshore wind projects by 2050 is sufficient for large-scale restoration of marine nature. That was revealed by an international study led by De Rijke Noordzee and NIOZ and published in Bioscience.
Sturdy nursery for shellfish turned out to be a predator buffet
When PhD candidate Sterre Witte placed shells and pebbles with a simple or smooth structure, the baby shellfish she tried to help proved to be easy prey for starfish and crabs. A complex, more rough structure was the solution.
“We have three years of carbon budget left to stay below 1.5°C warming”
We can emit approximately 130 billion tonnes of CO2 before global warming exceeds 1.5°C. At current emission levels, this will happen by the end of 2027. These are findings of a large international research team in a new annual overview.
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.
