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The symposium 'A future for fisheries? Towards effective strategies for sustainability' on 5 February 2008 in Leuven - on the occasion of the honorary doctorate awarded by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven to the eminent fisheries biologist Daniel Pauly (Fisheries Centre - University of British Columbia, Canada).

On 10 December 2007 Minister-President Kris Peeters and Minister Patricia Ceysens disclosed the plans of the Flemish Government to build a new research vessel to replace the current vessel RV Zeeleeuw. The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) will be responsible for the scientific programme and management of the research equipment. DAB Vloot (MDK) will ensure the good operation of the new coastal...

Call for adequate initial system to produce insights, forecasts useful to public, policy makers

The Sea Alarm conference in Thermae Palace in Oostende, Belgium (1-3 October 2007) focusses on the rescue of marine birds and mammals in case of an oil spill. Guest are skilled European experts, exchanging knowledge and ideas. Gosts are the Sea Alarm Foundation, VLIZ, MUMM and Wildlife Rescue Center Ostend.

To increase the appreciation for the work of young marine scientists and urge them to high quality research the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) rewards two recently published Master theses. The laureates receive 500 EUR and can present their work on the VLIZ Young Scientists Day on 29 February 2008.

To reward a recent innovative scientific contribution on the structure and functioning of the North Sea ecosystem

More than 200 European marine scientists and policy makers met in Aberdeen to formulate their vision on the role of science and technology in support of the planned European Maritime Policy. The strategy to follow was set down as the ‘Aberdeen Declaration’.

The Secretariat of the Marine Board – ESF will relocate in autumn 2007 to new offices in Oostende, supported by the Government of Flanders in association with VLIZ. Within this framework it is looking for a new administrator and a junior science officer.

On March 2, 2007, dr. Katja Philippart from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and chair of a European working group on ‘Climate Change Impacts on the European Marine and Coastal Environment’ will present a new report on signals and scenarios of climate change in European seas. She will elaborate on the results of this Marine Board-ESF study, which started in 2005. A PDF of...

Every year the VLIZ employs several students for the months of July, August or September. You can apply by sending a mail with your CV and an application letter to jan.mees@vliz.be

VLIZ is granted by the Flemish Government to start a new educative project as a follow-up of the earlier launched ‘Expeditie Zeeleeuw’. We will soon start with the construction of the interdisciplinary project and the interactive website. Marine scientists and research groups with interest in participating in this initiative are invited to contact VLIZ.

This ‘position paper’ of the Marine Board of the European Science Foundation outlines the European strategy of marine research. A must to read!

We did succeed to add a special guest to the afternoon programme: Katja Philippart of NIOZ will present the new position paper of the ESF/Marine Board concerning the effects of Global Change in European seas and coastal areas. This report is a updated summary of a group of European marine experts on this 'hot' theme: a must to attend!

Two renomated Flemish sea-related institutes unite their forces: the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) and the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO-Fisheries) ratify their collaboration in a cooperation agreement

The posters 'Hard substrates at the Belgian coast’ and 'Commercial species landed in Belgian harbours’ are the first published in a series. On each poster you can find pictures of the 30 most important or prominent marine animal and plant species of divers habitats along our coast or at sea.

Policy makers, scientists and end users will focus on the current changes in policy concerning marine intervention and the risk management strategies of the North Sea countries (risk analysis, contingency planning and efficient database management)

Live on your desktop: Follow the expedition of French and Belgian scientists exploring the hot spots of deep-water corals (13-20 June).

Next to the ‘IOC Project Office for IODE’ (UNESCO) and the ‘Coordination Centre for Integrated Coastal Zone Management’ (Province of West Flanders), two European organisations become neighbour to the VLIZ