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Press releases about the research studies and investigations of the Caribbean Research both on Texel and Yerseke issued by NIOZ and interviews in national and international newspapers, and programs.

€ 3,5 million for coral reef research
€ 3,5 million for coral reef research
JAN 2021 | A major research project starts within NWO's Caribbean Research programme: SEALINK.
Seagrass meadows battling storms
Seagrass meadows battling storms
SEP 2020 | Caribbean islands face loss of protection and biodiversity as seagrass loses terrain.
Microscopic in scale
Microscopic in scale
JUN 2020 | Corals worldwide are threatened. The front line of the battle, however, is microscopic in scale.
Sinkhole expedition Saba Bank
Sinkhole expedition Saba Bank
DEC 2019 | Acquiring knowledge about the sinkholes and the strange calcium carbonate algae pillars.
Reef's growth capacity
Reef's growth capacity
OCT 2019 | Researchers found a negative link between local human activity and reef's growth capacity.
Reefs threatened by sponges?
Reefs threatened by sponges?
SEP 2019 | A series of incubation experiments showed that the rate at which these sponges are...
Coral reefs and warmer climates
Coral reefs and warmer climates
AUG 2019 | How reefs responded and will respond to warmer climates and higher sea levels.
How sponges undermine reefs
How sponges undermine reefs
JAN 2019 | Coral reefs are demolished from within, by bio-eroding sponges.
Seagrass saves beaches money
Seagrass saves beaches money
JAN 2019 | Seagrass beds are effective in protecting tropical beaches from erosion. Trouw (in Dutch).
Seagrass field observations
Seagrass field observations
JAN 2019 | Experiments and field observations on seagrass around the Caribbean Sea.
Coral reef growth capacity
Coral reef growth capacity
JUN 2018 | Coral reefs will be unable to keep growing fast enough to keep up with rising sea levels.
Coral in remarkably condition
Coral in remarkably condition
MAR 2018 | Scientists have examined a large coral reef on Saba. NOS (in Dutch).
Coral Reefs in great danger
Coral Reefs in great danger
MAR 2017 | Coral reefs are in such a bad state that they will completely collapse within 15 years.
Expedition Saba Bank
Expedition Saba Bank
JAN 2017 | Investigation on environmental conditions impacting the coral reef ecosystem functioning.

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