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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,…
Thursday 20 March 2025
Sea level rise after the last ice age: more knowledge
New geological data has given more insight into the rate and magnitude of global sea level rise following the last ice age, about 11,700 years ago. This information is of great importance to understand the impact global warming has had on the ice…
Wednesday 19 March 2025
Asian clam finds its way to the Wadden Sea
‘T HORNTJE, MARCH 19TH, 2025 – The Asian clam has found its way to the Dutch Wadden Sea. This is shown by field researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), during their yearly ecological survey ‘SIBES’ (the Synoptic Intertidal…
Tuesday 18 March 2025
A promising approach to advance proxy-based pCO2 reconstructions.
Carbon continuously moves between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and Earth's crust through natural processes such as erosion and plant growth. These shifts influence atmospheric CO₂ levels over time, making it crucial to study past changes in marine…
