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VLIZ Annual Report 2025: a year of figures, stories and impact

04/07/2026 - 15:47
What did the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) achieve in 2025? The new annual report brings together not only figures and facts, but above all the story behind marine research in Flanders. From climate research to innovative technology and international cooperation, this annual report offers a clear look at how science helps move both the sea and society forward. In the annual report, readers will...
The challenges and opportunities of marine carbon accounting in the North Sea

The challenges and opportunities of marine carbon accounting in the North Sea

01/11/2023 - 15:51
The latest policy informing brief by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) highlights the concept of carbon accounting within the marine context. What are the main challenges and opportunities? What is the potential climatic importance of sediment-bound organic carbon in shallow seas, such as the North Sea? What role can the Oceans Network of the Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) play in...
Join the Belgium National Decade Committee hosted by VLIZ!

Join the Belgium National Decade Committee hosted by VLIZ!

12/14/2022 - 11:36
On December 2nd the Belgium National Decade Committee (NDC) was launched during the VLIZ Open Scientific Committee at the InnovOcean Campus. The NDC was presented to all marine research groups and broader group of stakeholders in Belgium by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) who was designated to host the secretariat of this Decade Committee for Belgium and Flanders. Participants from private...
'Blue building' InnovOcean Campus inaugurated

'Blue building' InnovOcean Campus inaugurated

12/07/2022 - 15:33
On Monday 5 December, ILVO, VLIZ and its partners officially moved into the brand new InnovOcean Campus at Jacobsenstraat 1 in Ostend. The inauguration, in the presence of Hilde Crevits, Flemish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Fisheries, was attended by more than a hundred prominent figures and staff members.