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14 Dec 2009 |
Fisheries advisory panel offers recommendations on CITES proposals
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| Atlantic Bluefin tuna, several shark species, corals reviewed Photo: An Oceanic Whitetip Shark. (Photo by J. Quinn)An advisory panel of independent experts convened by FAO has issued recommendations... more |
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9 Nov 2009 |
MoU signed between IMARES and SINTEF
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| The chief executives of the research institutes IMARES, Wageningen and the Norwegian SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 6 November which relates to the synergy... more |
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8 Nov 2009 |
Fisheries Innovations Conference - Presentations and photo gallery
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| Innovations in the North Sea fisheriesOn November 6 and 7, 2009, more than one hundred and twenty fishermen, policy makers and scientists came together in Rotterdam to discuss how to improve the... more |
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30 Oct 2009 |
Blue energy seems feasible and offers considerable benefits
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| Generating energy on a large scale by mixing salt and fresh water is both technically possible and practical. The worldwide potential for this clean form of energy – ‘blue energy’ or ‘blue... more |
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22 Oct 2009 |
Grey seal boom in the Wadden Sea
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| The population of grey seals in the Wadden Sea has increased by a quarter, with baby seals even doubling their numbers, according to the latest count made by Wageningen Imares.The seal count, carried... more |
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Fishermen’s practical knowledge at variance with researchers’ models
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| Fishing researchers often produce information that does not fit in with the perceptions of fishermen. Basic information about fish population levels is hidden in complex models that fishermen do not... more |
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14 Oct 2009 |
Lifetime award for Peter Reijnders
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| Professor Peter Reijnders received an international lifetime award in Bonn (Germany) on September 16 2009. He was honoured for his contribution to the conservation of marine mammals all over the... more |
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WEFTA award 2009 for IMARES scientist Joop Luten
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| Joop Luten (Senior scientist, advisor European collaboration at IMARES) received at the 3rd Trans Atlantic Fish Technologist (TAFT) meeting in Copenhagen the WEFTA award 2009. This prestigious award... more |
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8 Sep 2009 |
RIKILT: "Eels in Dutch rivers remain highly contaminated"
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| A report published by RIKILT – Institute of Food Safety and IMARES, both part of Wageningen UR – reveals that red eels from Dutch rivers are still highly contaminated. However, this is not applicable... more |
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20 Jul 2009 |
IMARES Fisheries Economist Luc van Hoof elected President EAFE
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| During the XIX Annual meeting of the European Association of Fisheries Economists held at Malta from 6-8 July 2009 Luc van Hoof (M.Sc. Fisheries Economics Wageningen UR 1988) has been elected... more |
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19 May 2009 |
First fish from the pulse cutter TX 68 officially on the market
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| On Friday 15 May, the TX 68 brought the first commercially-caught “pulse fish” to the auction in IJmuiden. This fish was caught using pulse trawling equipment, an alternative to beam trawling.... more |
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12 Mar 2009 |
Workshop stomach contents Northern Fulmars at Wageningen IMARES, Texel
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A workshop of the Fulmar study group was held 11-16 Feb 2009 at IMARES on the island of Texel in the Netherlands. The quantity of plastics in stomachs of beached Northern Fulmars is used to... more |
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16 Feb 2009 |
Planning for offshore wind turbine parks disregards ecology
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| During the spatial planning and construction of offshore wind turbine parks, the effects on marine ecosystems are not taken sufficiently into account. According to Prof. Han Lindeboom of Wageningen... more |
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10 Feb 2009 |
New vacancies at Wageningen IMARES
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| Working at Wageningen involves making a contribution to research and development in one of our four fields of work: Ecology, Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture.Vacancies Wageningen IMARES:In gray... more |
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5 Feb 2009 |
Fish tastes better with 'wild' label
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| Wild mackerel tastes better than the farmed variety. At least, it does if the origin is on the label. But a consumer who doesn’t know where it’s from will taste no difference. This is the claim made... more |
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5 Jan 2009 |
Best wishes from Antarctica
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| A toast for 2009 from Wageningen IMARES researchers Meike Scheidat & Hans Verdaat on board of research vessel the Polarstern. See for more information:
Weekly reports Polarstern
other Wageningen... more |