2011

14 Nov 2011	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... more
5 Nov 2011	Trust and New Modes of Fisheries Governance
	On 4 November, at Wageningen University, Birgit de Vos successfully defended her thesis Trust and New Modes of Fisheries Governance. It is a commonplace today that many of the world’s commercial... more
2 Nov 2011	IMARES inspects coral on Saba Bank
	The first expedition to 'our' coral reef off Saba has come to an end. Sixteen researchers from organizations such as IMARES, Wageningen University and NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea... more
5 Oct 2011	Water is the world’s most valuable asset
	Global food security depends on the availability of fresh water. Countless new developments increase the demand for water or prevent enough water getting to the right place at the right time.... more
1 Sep 2011	Mosselwad recovery project
	Studying life in and around mussel beds is difficult as they are so hard to reach - but they can be watched. Imares Texel will be doing just that as of this week, using three cameras. It is working... more
8 Aug 2011	Wind farm in North Sea has positive net impact on fauna
	A North-Sea wind farm has hardly any negative effects on fauna. At most, a few bird species will avoid such a wind farm. It turns out that a wind farm also provides a new natural habitat for... more
	Wind farm in North Sea has positive net impact on fauna
	A North-Sea wind farm has hardly any negative effects on fauna. At most, a few bird species will avoid such a wind farm. It turns out that a wind farm also provides a new natural habitat for... more
31 May 2011	Simulation and optimalisation model calculates the effects of fisheries policy
	Changes in fishery policy usually will have economic effects. Four European research institutes, including LEI, developed a simulation model that calculates these effects. What is new is that the... more
30 May 2011	App for iPhone: How fresh is your fish?
	A new app "How fresh is your fish?" for the iPhone is a tool for determining the freshness of fish in just a few simple steps. This app (version 1) was recently launched at the European Seafood... more
3 May 2011	Health status report of the Saba Bank
	Global warming of the sea and more frequent periods of abnormally high sea temperatures affect the coral reefs of the Saba Bank. IMARES Research shows that many large coral colonies have dead spots.... more
15 Apr 2011	Smelt spawns in lab
	Researchers at IMARES, part of Wageningen UR, have got smelt taken from the IJsselmeer lake to spawn, which is an unparalleled result for this species. They are still only eggs so some caution is in... more
	Birds digest plastic faster than believed
	Seabirds appear to process plastic faster than scientists hitherto believed. This is bad news, as it means they ingest large amounts of toxic substances. The birds also transport plastic around the... more
28 Mar 2011	The Netherlands collates biological knowledge about tropical seas in the Scientific Platform ‘AcroporaNet’
	Following the political changes involving the former Netherlands Antilles, the Netherlands suddenly gained control over a biologically very rich marine area, larger than the Dutch sections of the... more
8 Mar 2011	New monitoring system to guarantee food safety of Japanese oysters
	IMARES staff are currently charting the food safety of Japanese oysters in the Wadden Sea. Based on the results, an effective monitoring system will be developed in order to support commercial and... more
18 Feb 2011	Impact of marine life on economic sectors
	Marine life makes a substantial contribution to the economy and society of Europe. Human use of the European marine environment by marine and maritime sectors is increasing and diversifying. This is... more
17 Feb 2011	IMARES Fulmar research in UNEP Yearbook 2011
	The IMARES long term research into plastic debris in stomachs of Fulmars from the North Sea has been given a prominent place in a chapter on the problem of marine plastic pollution in the UNEP... more
6 Jan 2011	Fish farming goes ‘cradle to cradle’
	The algae that are fed to shellfish can be bred more sustainably if they are fed on the waste water from fishponds. PhD researcher Michiel Michels is going to optimize this approach to breeding algae... more