Talking about marine science collaboration in INVEMAR, Santa Marta, Colombia

Así como los avances y contribuciones en materia de investigación científica. Así mismo, socializaron los aportes a la labor de la Comisión Oceanográfica Intergubernamental - COI de la UNESCO, promoviendo el fortalecimiento de la cooperación internacional en estos asuntos.

Mijn diepste respect voor Eric Jonckheere en zijn niets aflatende, ongelijke, strijd tegen de onverschilligheid van decennia asbest industrie: Voorzitter Vereniging Asbestslachtoffers overleden aan asbestkanker: "5e slachtoffer in één familie" vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024…

📣Nomination time!!!📣 We are now calling for nominations for our WoRMS Top Ten #marinespecies 2024. Deadline = February 7th 2025 See guidelines and nomination form in the link below 👇 marinespecies.org/news.php?p=sho…

The 7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity committee has recently opened the call for session proposals, based on the event sub-themes and open until 31 March 2025. The conference, organised by Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ, is endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Event! Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3VSgZqU

Today, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis visited Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ. We talked about Ocean science, ocean observations, ocean data, ocean governance Hilde Crevits EU Maritime & Fish EMODnet European Marine Board

Today, the Federeral Public Service (FPS) Foreign Affairs 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA visited VLIZ and its international partners in the InnovOcean Campus in Ostend, presenting the ‘marine assets’ of Flanders in support of the Belgian candidacy for the BBNJ secretariat. EMODnet - IODE -

A transformative framework for the Ocean! That is the ambition of commissioner Costas Kadis with the EU Ocean Pact. Contribute with your ideas and solutions: call for evidence oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/shaping-e…

🌊 Nieuw KustINzicht 2025 van @vliznews & Provincie West-Vlaanderen bundelt cijfers en inzichten om beleidsmakers en stakeholders te ondersteunen bij het aanpakken van de uitdagingen en kansen van de Belgische kustzone. 📊 Ontdek meer! 👉vliz.be/testerep/nl/20… #Kust #Hinterland #Beleid

🌍The #EuropeanDigitalTwinOcean is transforming how we study, use & protect #OurOcean 💡At its core, #EDITO Platform integrates #AI & #SuperComputing for next-gen #OceanModelling 🛠️Beta version out now—join the testing! 🔗Full story: lnkd.in/drsjvBma #MissionOcean #EU_DTO

🪸The Authority is on a mission to build a legacy in deep-sea science by identifying at least 1,000 new deep-sea species by 2030 under its One Thousand Reasons campaign. And the 2025 call is now open: bit.ly/One_Thousand_R… #Taxonomy #DeepSea #MarineResearch

Did you know an estimated 75 to 199 million tonnes of plastic are already in the ocean, and the number continues to rise? The EU-funded INSPIRE project, coordinated by Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ, is putting forward a holistic approach to tackle plastic pollution in European rivers,

Yesterday was a great day for EU ocean policy! Ursula von der Leyen presented the #EUOceanPact at #UNOC3. It is the EU's first ever holistic strategic framework for the sustainable management and preservation of our ocean. I had the immense privilege of outlining this emblematic

🌍 #EUfunded scientists have developed a game-changing virtual ocean model for Europe’s marine protection. What if shipping routes could be planned to cut CO₂ emissions before ships even set sail?➡️ bit.ly/4pcJsVi #ResearchImpactEU #Science4EU

Delivering on the Ocean Decade objectives: taxonomy experts from our sister institute INVEMAR working in Oostende with WoRMS Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ Marine Regions towards a National Register of Marine Species for Colombia. Keep an eye on this instrumental cooperation!

Brussel of Valparaiso? België en Chili strijden om zetel van Vollezeeverdrag in marge van Algemene Vergadering van VN vrtnws.be/p.vLE1RPD0a

VLIZ is hiring: Team Lead and Project Manager to head the Geospatial and Data Products (GD&P) team of the VLIZ Marine Data Centre. 🗺️The GD&P team drives innovation in marine data by creating advanced data products, improving interoperability and building next-generation data

VLIZ recruits: a PhD researcher "Sports and Human Health in Belgian Seaside Resorts". This PhD project looks at how sports acquired a central place in Belgian seaside resorts, from the early developments midway the nineteenth century until the massification of tourism during the

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Schmidlin (@VLIZ & UGent) on the successful defence of her PhD on oyster larval settlement. 🦪 Her research reveals how larvae use chemical, acoustic and tactile cues to select the best location for settlement and metamorphosis — key insights for

VLIZ is proud to have co-organised with @IOCAfrica a special session at #WIOMSA2025 on “The UN Decade of Ocean Science: Bridging Science, Policy & Society in Africa.” Juana Jimenez (VLIZ International relations) joined the UN Ocean Decade panel to share Belgium’s experience in