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Film Fishing for Litter

A new film on IMARES YouTube about the 'Fishing for Litter' Project of KIMO Netherlands & Belgium of the KIMO Local Authorities International Environmental Organisation.
Amongst other, the Fulmar research guided by IMARES is used to explain the importance of fishermen returning the marine debris that they find in their nets.
» Film: Fishing for Litter
» Dossier Plastic waste in the sea

White fish equally climate friendly as farmed fish

The carbon footprint of several types of fish and meat have been compared with each other in a study by LEI, part of Wageningen UR.
The environmental impact of cod and plaid caught in the North Sea (the sea bordering the Netherlands) is the same as that of imported cultivated fish like salmon, tilapia and pangasius. But because fishing vessels are becoming more energy efficient, the carbon footprint of wild-caught fish is coming down.
» White fish equally climate friendly as farmed fish

Vacancies at IMARES:

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PhD vacancies for new BESTTuna project

The research programme BESTTuna has 7 vacancies for PhD students.
BESTTuna is a major research programme funded by the Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund (INREF) that supports cooperative research between research groups at Wageningen University (The Netherlands), Bogor University (Indonesia), the University of the Philippines, the University of the South Pacific (Fiji) and the WWF-Coral Triangle Initiative.
» PhD vacancies for new BESTTuna project

Aquaculture helps solve the problem of world food demand

Africa’s population is growing and needs to be fed. But the yield of fish from seas, rivers and lakes is falling.
Skills and knowledge can be exported from the Netherlands to build a productive aquaculture sector in Africa. There are opportunities for Dutch businesses here, and it can help solve the problem of food demand. This was the conclusion reached by LEI and IMARES after a visit to Kenya.
» Aquaculture helps solve the problem of world food demand

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26 January 2012

PhD vacancies for new BESTTuna project

The research programme BESTTuna has 7 vacancies for PhD students. BESTTuna is a major research programme funded by the Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund (INREF) that supports cooperative

26 January 2012

PhD vacancies for new BESTTuna project

The research programme BESTTuna has 7 vacancies for PhD students. BESTTuna is a major research programme funded by the Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund (INREF) that supports cooperative

20 January 2012

White fish from the North Sea is equally climate friendly as farmed fish

The environmental impact of plaice and cod caught wild in the North Sea is similar to that of imported farmed fish like salmon, tilapia and pangasius. This was the conclusion arrived at by LEI, part

19 December 2011

Better late than never: marine reserves

After nearly three years of negotiations between government, fisheries and nature conservationists, marine reserves are going to be established in the North Sea, and restrictions will be imposed on

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e-Newsletter e-MARES

A new edition of Newsletter e-MARES of IMARES is published.
Some of the topics in this edition:

Sustainable use of the sea
Transfer of staff
Seaweed farm
Wageningen Aquaculture
New fish species
mussel spat
offshore wind energy
Most cited paper
Shark in the IJmeer

» e-MARES, October 2011
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Wageningen UR

Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) operates within the domain of healthy food and the living environment to improve the quality of life. IMARES is part of Wageningen UR. View other organisational parts of Wageningen UR.

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Wageningen UR themes

On several hot topics Wageningen UR collects its research information on thematic websites. Visit those thematic sites.

Animal welfare
Wageningen UR aims to improve the quality of life, also the lives of animals, be it farm animals, fish or wildlife.
View the webpage on Animal welfare
Climate
Wageningen UR studies the causes and consequences of climate change, looks for manners to stop climate change and ways to adapt to the changing circumstances. View the webpage on Climate
Nutrition and health
Wageningen UR conducts multidisciplinary food research, ranging from crop cultivation to product development, consumer behaviour and health effects. View the webpage on Nutrition and health
Biobased economy
Wageningen UR works on alternatives for non-renewable resources. Materials, chemicals, energy and fuels are being developed from plant-derived resources. View the webpage on Biobased economy
Nature and Landscape
research proves the value of nature for human life. Processes like management, policy, pollution, soil and water and urban green play important roles View the webpage on Nature and Landscape
Food security
is not just a matter of production, but requires also local availability and in the long run sustainable land use and genetic diversity View the webpage on Food security

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IMARES Experts:

"We study the ecological effects of wind farms in the North Sea"
Han Lindeboom
"Many aquatic ecosystems are under threat from human activities"
Birgit Dauwe
"There is aquaculture of fish and shellfish in The Netherlands"
Henk van der Mheen
"Wind parks have to pay attention to their effects on the surrounding ecosystem"
Adriaan Rijnsdorp
"We do research on all species living in salt and fresh water."
Floris Groenendijk
"We have a lot of ecological data and knowledge to support a sustainable maritime spatial planning"
Jakob Asjes
"The development of sustainable fisheries is a high priority issue"
Tammo Bult
"Knowledge is required on novel applications of shellfish culture for coastal management"
Aad Smaal
"Our research focus on tailor making of farmed fish with optimal flavors and nutrients for the consumer"
Joop Luten
"We investigate the effects of chemical pollution in practice and in realistic field situations"
John Schobben