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Stijn Vermaere (IT project manager @vliz.be) shares his experiences of onboarding data of the European Tracking Network in #EDITO. “If everyone is open with their data you have so much more to win than you have to lose” #DOF2025 @aquatictracking.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Cyrielle Delvenne (VLIZ) announces #edito ’s first call for financial support for third parties at #DOF2025. Samuel Fooks (VLIZ) talks about his team’s award winning application ‘TwinTrack’ at the Blue-Cloud Hackathon 2025.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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EU Digital Twin Ocean #EDITO has entered its 2nd phase with a €14 million investment. Led by @mercatorocean.bsky.social & @vliz.be on behalf of @ec.europa.eu this stage will enhance the platform’s technological capabilities + expand co-creation with Europe’s marine community. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yjr6hcfx
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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#VLIZ is represented at the Digital Ocean Forum #DOF2025. Scientists, policymakers, innovators & members of the wider ocean community gather to explore the latest advances of the EU DTO @mercatorocean.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social @emodnet.bsky.social @copernicusmarine.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Save the date: the next CommOcean conference will take place 2-3 September 2026 in Bergen (Norway).
Awaiting this CommOcean conference, the @emarineboard.bsky.social Communication Panel organises a dedicated CommOCEAN Online Talks on 11 December 2025, 15:00 - 17:30 CET. Register: lnkd.in/eQYq9b_X
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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🌊 The call for abstracts for the VLIZ Marine Science Day 2026 (#VMSD26) is open!
📅 Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
📍 Ostend, 4 March 2026
🎤 Pitch & poster opportunities. More info here: vliz.be/en/news/vliz... #MarineScience #Research
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Joint meeting of the IOC Groups of Experts on Ocean Literacy & of Capacity Development in UNESCO's HQ in #Paris has started. VLIZ is represented by Ann-Katrien Lescrauwaet & @juanajimenez.bsky.social (GoE Capacity Development) and Jan Seys (GoE Ocean Literacy). @unesco.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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New @emarineboard.bsky.social report shows current marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (#mCDR) methods are not yet ready for large-scale deployment – cutting CO₂ emissions remains essential and MRV frameworks developed. Proud that Peter Landschützer (#VLIZ) contributed.👇
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November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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VLIZ is hiring: PhD researcher "Immune effects of sea air". Join the VLIZ research group Life's Roots & Rates and unravel the mechanistic links between marine microbial diversity, endotoxin composition & human immune responses. Apply no later than Tuesday, December 9th 🔗 www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz...
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Peter Landschützer – #VLIZ research director and author of next @ipcc.bsky.social report – contributed to #GlobalCarbonProject 2025: mainly collaborating to insights on role of #ocean in global carbon budget & impact #ClimateChange on extent carbon absorption by ocean.
📎 www.vliz.be/en/news/glob...
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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#VLIZ is hosting a North Seas Energy Cooperation meeting @InnovOcean Campus. We’re honoured to contribute to the grow of renewable energy. Mathieu Bihet: ‘Holding this meeting in Ostend, Belgium’s main offshore hub, shows our country’s central role in the NSEC’ @fodeconomie.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Congrats to @michielperneel.bsky.social on defending his PhD (#VLIZ #VIB #ugent)! 🎓 His research reveals how plankton in the North Sea shape oxygen production & marine food webs, using metatranscriptomics to uncover their hidden daily lives. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/5dejnyac
@fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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The #TESTEREP project comes to an end - but its story keeps shaping how we see our coast. From ancient islands to today’s shoreline, TESTEREP research revealed 5000 years of change - blending science, art & heritage to bring the past to life.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Alaska’s great 1964 earthquake did not simply “repeat” past behavior. Over the last ~2,000 years, lake sediments reveal mostly smaller earthquakes confined to fewer fault sections. This shows a study by Belgian (VLIZ, Ugent), American & Austrian scientists. Read more 🔗 tinyurl.com/yfe7943h
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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The session also featured Francisco Hernandez (VLIZ) presenting the FUST-funded SEAMARCS project & Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility (SLSMF) — supporting sea-level science & collaboration across regions.
#OceanDecade #Sealevel #WIOMSA2025
📸 @unesco-iocafrica.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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VLIZ and @unesco-iocafrica.bsky.social organized a special session at #WIOMSA2025 on “The UN Decade of Ocean Science: Bridging Science, Policy & Society in Africa.” Juana Jimenez joined the #OceanDecade panel to share Belgium’s experience in building & sustaining its National Decade Committee.
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🌊 Are you a young researcher with a brilliant, creative idea about our ocean? Apply before 19.01.26 for a #BMRI grant and turn your vision into impact.
🔗 vliz.be/en/support-u...
💙Companies can sponsor a grant to support future ocean innovators 📩 [email protected]
October 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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🌊 Call open: Dr. Edouard Delcroix Awards!
Hydro vzw & VLIZ philanthropy honour research ocean and human health research:
🏅 Incentive Award (€2500) for early-career scientists
🎓 Research Grant (€10000) to support scientific research
🗓️ Apply by 19 January 2026
🔗 vliz.be/en/news/ocea...
October 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Last week we hosted #OceansAndLakes students from @vubrussel.bsky.social, #UGent & #UAntwerp 🌊As part of the @unoceandecade.bsky.social, we’re proud to support early career ocean professionals, helping them get insights from alumni @ VLIZ, #ILVO, @iodeoostende.bsky.social, @emarineboard.bsky.social.
October 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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It's a wrap! #IKUWA8 has come to an end. Check-out the recap 👉https://www.vliz.be/en/news/ikuwa8-8th-international-congress-underwater-archaeology-oostende

📸 © Onroerend Erfgoed (Flanders Heritage Agency); photo: Kris Vandevorst
October 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🌊🏺The 8th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology #IKUWA8 takes place in Ostend this week. With 400+ participants from all over the world (>50 countries from 6 continents), it's the largest congress in the history of IKUWA. A week full exciting tales telling our past! 🤝
October 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Schmidlin (#VLIZ #ugent) on the successful defence of her PhD on oyster larval settlement. 🦪 Her research reveals how larvae use different cues to select the best location for settlement & metamorphosis. 📘 Read more 🔗 www.vliz.be/en/news/PhD-... @wurmarine.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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First 48h joint survey in the 🇧🇪 North Sea: #USV Gobelijn mapped sub-bottom on 10m grids; #RVSimonStevin took vibrocores + sparker seismic. Teamwork! Part of projects #ClayTectonics & #LOTE. #OceanRobots #agentschapMDK #Bluecluster #ugent #owiLab @uniofbradford.bsky.social @vubrussel.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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🏆Call for VLIZ Marine Science Awards 2025 open! 🏆Did you recently defend your PhD, MSc, or professional BSc thesis on a marine topic? Grab your chance to win the North Sea Award, Master Thesis Award or Professional Bachelor Thesis Award. Apply no later than 31/12 👉 www.vliz.be/en/news/call...
October 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Today, VLIZ has the honor of welcoming the Australian Ambassador and his delegation to Ostend. Together we look forward to stronger Flemish–Australian ties in marine research, innovation, biodiversity & tackling climate change. 🌊 @unoceandecade.bsky.social @janmees.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM