Dossier
Wadden Sea
Our research in and around the Wadden Sea is very broad and varies from dikes, mussel beds and seals to birds, litter and salt marshes. In this dossier, you will find news, backgrounds and research results from Wageningen University & Research on the Wadden Sea and Wadden Islands.
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News about the Wadden Sea
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A warmer Wadden Sea: tough choices for fish
- For cold-blooded species, temperature determines their activity and metabolism: if it is warm enough, they become active and if it gets too cold, they... -
Management scenarios for shrimp fishing
- Shrimp fishing faces several challenges, with different management choices on the table. In a scenario study, Wageningen University and Research... -
Social distancing seals: an evolutionary response to pathogen transmission?
- During the Covid-19 pandemic, many countries implemented social distancing measures, which significantly reduced transmission rates of the virus.... -
Myron Peck appointed special professor of Life Cycle Ecophysiology of Marine Animals
- The executive board of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has appointed prof. Dr. Myron Peck as special professor Life Cycle Ecophysiology of... -
Whale carcass proves tasty snack for beetles
- A total of 21 new beetle species were discovered in the whale carcass that washed ashore at the Rottumerplaat in 2020. The creatures are experts in...
News 2016-2021
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AI helps speed up ecological surveys
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Deadly bacteria found in large group of stranded porpoises
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Assessing the shrimp sector
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When does the file yoldia reach the Wadden Sea?
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Counting fish in murky waters
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Experiment with salt marsh construction near Delfzijl successful
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Results of harbour seal monitoring in the Dutch Wadden Sea
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Plastic soup detectives analyse litter from the Wadden Sea
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Improving coastal restoration by temporarily imitating nature
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Wadden Fund supports Swimway Wadden Sea project
Projects about the Wadden Sea
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TMAP Salt marshes
One of the ecological objectives for the Wadden Sea, both at national and at trilateral (i.e. Dutch, German and Danish) level, is to maximise the area... -
TWO advice
The policy and management of the harbour porpoises, grey seals and common seals in and around the Wadden Sea is laid down in the five-year Seal... -
eDNA zooplankton
The biodiversity of zooplankton has been underexposed in Dutch monitoring programs for years. However, animal plankton (zooplankton) plays a key role... -
QSR Wadden Sea 2023
Within the framework of the Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Programme (TMAP) the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS) regularly produces a... -
Effectiveness of area protection measures (MEGMA)
The natural development of unfished mussel beds in the Wadden Sea will be mapped. Knowledge that arises from this can be used directly in policymaking...
Publications about the Wadden Sea
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A rockling's choice: The trade-off between thermal preference and physical structure in the five bearded rockling, Ciliata mustela
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Vissen in de Marker Wadden
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Dwaalfilm de Wadden
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Resolving the variability in habitat use by juvenile small pelagic fish in a major tidal system by continuous echosounder measurements
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A re‐evaluation of the effects of mechanical cockle dredging in the Dutch Wadden Sea
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Creating new littoral zones in a shallow lake to forward-restore an aquatic food web
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Posthumanist participation: Beyond extractivism in the Dutch Wadden Sea Area
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Spatio-temporal analysis of sediment plumes formed by mussel fisheries and aquaculture in the western Wadden Sea
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Comparing traditional vs. biodegradable seed mussel collectors (SMCs) for seed settlement, seed density, and seed growth : Effect of deployment depth and location
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Factsheet: Research surveys shellfish Wadden Sea (MOSKOK)