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Monday 19 May 2025
Cordgrass spreads the risk
Cordgrass that establishes itself on virgin soil on the coast, tries to avoid the risks of being washed away by forming small clusters of plants. That is shown by the research of coastal ecologist Clea van de Ven, described in the dissertation she…
Wednesday 07 May 2025
Coastal squeeze is bad for biodiversity, and for us!
Worldwide, coastal areas are squeezed between a rising sea level on one end and human structures on the other. The distance between a sandy coastline and the first human structures averages less than 400 meters around the world. And the narrower a…
Wednesday 30 April 2025
New method precisely calculates how mangroves protect coasts against strong waves
Imagine a natural fortress standing strong against raging storms. That’s what mangroves and other forested wetlands do for our coastlines. But how well do they protect us, and against which storms? Researchers from Sun Yat-Sen University, China and…
Wednesday 16 April 2025
Researchers solve the case of the shrinking red knots
Many animal species become smaller or larger in recent decades, with climate change often mentioned as a cause. Red knots, shorebirds travelling 10 thousand kilometers every year between breeding grounds in Arctic Russia and wintering grounds in West…
Thursday 10 April 2025
Preserving and Using the Deep Sea: Scientists Call for More Knowledge to Enable Sustainable Management
A group of internationally renowned marine scientists, supported by the European Marine Board, has published a Future Science Brief on deep-sea research. The report summarizes the current state of knowledge and offers recommendations for how both the…
Monday 07 April 2025
Scientists discover deep-sea microplastic hotspots driven by fast-moving underwater avalanches
Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of microplastics into the deep sea, according to new research.
Monday 31 March 2025
Temperature rise and resources affect dynamics in marine fish species
How do different fish species respond to their habitat changing because of climate change? What if the water becomes warmer, or salter, or if the availability of food changes? And which of these factors have the biggest impact? PhD student Bass Dye…
Wednesday 26 March 2025
NIOZ annual report 2024
NIOZ director Han Dolman: "While tools and technology are vital, our most important resource remains our staff. In 2024, we made significant strides in strengthening our talent management systems, providing training in leadership and cultural…
Monday 24 March 2025
New insights into the ecological value of the Wadden Sea
For five years, more than 20 researchers acquired new ecological knowledge about the subtidal nature of the Wadden Sea, an often understudied but important part of this ecosystem. The projects Wadden Mosaic (Waddenmozaïek )and Swimway Wadden Sea…
Monday 24 March 2025
Tagged fish reveal their lives in and outside the Wadden Sea
Large fish species that live in the Wadden Sea in summer turn out to make quite a journey in winter. PhD student Jena Edwards discovered this by giving the fish a transmitter. She also saw how tagged animals use very specific areas of the Wadden Sea,…