July

Wageningen University & Research is conducting broad research into the ecology of mussels, their food and their establishment, but also into their protection, survival and the management of mussel beds.
Wageningen University & Research is conducting broad research into the ecology of mussels, their food and their establishment, but also into their protection, survival and the management of mussel beds.
Some sea turtles travel over 3500 kilometers. Wageningen researchers and local NGOs wanting to know more about the lives and the long migrations of sea turtles in the Caribbean are doing their best to capture the animals and fit them with transmitters, to follow their migration routes. (© Marjolijn Christianen)
Some sea turtles travel over 3500 kilometers. Wageningen researchers and local NGOs wanting to know more about the lives and the long migrations of sea turtles in the Caribbean are doing their best to capture the animals and fit them with transmitters, to follow their migration routes. (© Marjolijn Christianen)
What grows underwater on gas platforms in the North Sea? Joop Coolen takes samples with his underwater airlift sampler and explains in this short film (Dutch) what he sees.
What grows underwater on gas platforms in the North Sea? Joop Coolen takes samples with his underwater airlift sampler and explains in this short film (Dutch) what he sees.
De oesterboorder maakt een gaatje in de oester, waarna andere bodemdieren de oester opeten. Als oesters in rekken gekweekt worden, kan de oesterboorder er niet bij en blijven oesters in leven. Sommige oesterkwekers zien zonder deze techniek een sterfte van 80-90% door het herpesvirus en de oesterboorder.
De oesterboorder maakt een gaatje in de oester, waarna andere bodemdieren de oester opeten. Als oesters in rekken gekweekt worden, kan de oesterboorder er niet bij en blijven oesters in leven. Sommige oesterkwekers zien zonder deze techniek een sterfte van 80-90% door het herpesvirus en de oesterboorder.
A huge amount of sand was deposited near Kijkduin in 2011 to be distributed further across the beach by the natural currents: the so-called 'sand motor'. Wageningen Marine Research is investigating the effects of the sand motor on marine nature.
A huge amount of sand was deposited near Kijkduin in 2011 to be distributed further across the beach by the natural currents: the so-called 'sand motor'. Wageningen Marine Research is investigating the effects of the sand motor on marine nature.