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News 2022
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How much plastic is found in the stomachs of Northern Fulmars?
November 21, 2022 - Wageningen Marine Research annually reports on the monitoring study of plastics in stomachs of Northern Fulmars beached in the Netherlands. -
New data available on plastic in fulmars from the United Kingdom
November 1, 2022 - Wageningen Marine Research recently published the annual report on plastics in fulmars from the UK for the year 2020. Although still far above the... -
Combination microscopy and DNA analysis reveals new insights in the diet of polar cod
October 31, 2022 - Polar cod is an important part of the food web of the Arctic. Sarah Maes (KU Leuven) and Fokje Schaafsma (Wageningen Marine Research) investigated the... -
Illegal trade in Saban iguana confirmed
October 11, 2022 - Illegal trade in iguanas within the Dutch Kingdom came to light in 2020. Now some of the traded iguanas have been genetically assessed which confirms... -
How can we make wind energy safe for marine animals and birds?
October 11, 2022 - Wind turbines on the North Sea are to become the Netherlands’ key energy source. This development is not without risks for the animals that live... -
WUR research results on PFAS in the West Scheldt
September 22, 2022 - The main question of the 2021-2022 research project was: are marine products obtained from the Westerschelde and the Gent-Terneuzen channel safe for... -
Plastic and debris in Arctic fox poo in Iceland
September 20, 2022 - Recently, researchers associated with Wageningen Marine Research published an article in the scientific journal Polar Biology, where they discuss... -
Using eyes in the sky to locate seals in a rapidly changing Arctic
September 13, 2022 - The polar regions are some of the most inaccessible places of our planet. Figuring out where different seal species reside in this fast-changing... -
Artificial intelligence will help map birds and marine mammals in wind farms
August 11, 2022 - The increased height of wind turbines makes it more difficult to monitor the presence of birds and marine mammals in offshore wind farms using planes... -
Antarctica during autumn: researchers joined a new expedition on board RV Polarstern
July 29, 2022 - While tulips were flowering in the Netherlands, researchers from Wageningen Marine Research, together with partners from the German...