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Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)
https://ror.org/0496vr396 [ photogallery ]
seadatanet.maris2.nl/v_edmo/print.asp?n_code=422
www.vliz.be
English name: Flanders Marine Institute

Thesaurus terms (8) : Data acquisition; Data collections; Data processing; Education: Environmental sensitizing; Information centres; Libraries; Marine scientific research; Research vessels
MRG keywords (14) : (Micro)plastics; Alien species; Archaeology; Biodiversity; Biogeochemistry; Blue economy; Carbon capture; Climate change; Ecosystem functioning; Fish(eries); Geophysics; History; Human health; Molecular biology
Geographical terms (4) : ANE, Belgium [Marine Regions]; ANE, Europe [Marine Regions]; ANE, North Sea [Marine Regions]; MED, Europe [Marine Regions]
Address:
VLIZ – InnovOcean Campus
Jacobsenstraat 1
8400 Oostende
Belgium
Tel.: +32-(0)59-33 60 00
E-mail:
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Persons (20)  Top | Publications | Projects | Event 
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Abstract:
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), founded in 1999, is an autonomous institute with the legal status of a non-profit organisation. VLIZ promotes accumulation of marine knowledge and excellence in marine research in Flanders. The marine research areas are the ocean and seas, the coast and the tidal systems. The target groups for knowledge accumulation are the marine research community as well as educational institutions, the general public, policymakers and the industry (within the scope of the blue economy).

The six strategic objectives of VLIZ can be summarised as follows:
  • initiate, support, promote and implement innovative and multidisciplinary marine research for the benefit of, in collaboration with or complementary to Flemish and international marine research groups;
  • promote the national and international image of Flemish marine research;
  • serve as a national and international point of contact in the field of marine research;
  • promote ocean literacy in Flanders and marine research visibility among the general public;
  • provide tailored scientific data, information, knowledge and insights to the Flemish marine research community, the blue economy and policymakers with regard to marine matters;
  • deploy and manage large marine research infrastructure, including research vessels, a marine station and the Flemish Marine Data Centre.


In order to accomplish its strategic objectives, VLIZ fulfills a number of 'core activities':
  • supporting marine scientific research by providing research equipment and infrastructure (e.g. research vessel 'Simon Stevin'); operating and managing the VLIZ data center; exhibiting an extensive collection of marine literature in the VLIZ library;
  • combining the scanning for challenges and opportunities for marine research in Flanders with active research, including in collaboration with industry;
  • supporting a sustainable and scientifically founded policy for the coastal zone, the marine areas and the adjacent estuaries by providing policy-relevant products and services to the marine research community, policy makers and industry;
  • managing an information desk sharing qualitative sea-related information with various target groups (young and old, professional and general public, local and international, educational and research community) and in various existing and innovative formats;
  • taking up mandates to represent the Flemish marine research community in the international marine scientific circles, and formal networks related to the Blue Economy;
  • accommodating and supporting international organisations for the Flemish government (UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE, EMB secretariat, EMODnet secreatariat, JPI Oceans secretariat Brussels);
  • (co-)organising the Flemish contribution to marine research infrastructures of the ESFRI list, such as LifeWatch, ICOS and EMBRC.
Publications (9)  Top | Persons | Projects | Event 
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  • Peer reviewed article Derous, S.; Austen, M.; Claus, S.; Daan, N.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Deneudt, K.; Depestele, J.; Desroy, N.; Heessen, H.; Hostens, K.; Marboe, A.H.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Moreno, M.P.; Moulaert, I.; Paelinckx, D.; Rabaut, M.; Rees, H.; Ressurreição, A.; Roff, J.C.; Santos, P.T.; Speybroeck, J.; Willems, W.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Tatarek, A.; ter Hofstede, R.; Vincx, M.; Zarzycki, T.; Degraer, S. (2007). Building on the concept of marine biological valuation with respect to translating it to a practical protocol: Viewpoints derived from a joint ENCORA-MARBEF initiative. Oceanologia 49(4): 579-586, more
  • Claus, S.; Vanhoorne, B.; Hernandez, F. (2008). The Coastal and Marine Wiki: an internet encyclopaedia providing up-to-date quality information for and by coastal and marine professionals, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 38-39, more
  • Claus, S.; Berlamont, J. (2008). Preface, in: Claus, S. et al. (Ed.) Background report Second BeNCoRe Conference: Geographic Information Systems in coastal and marine research and management: opportunities and new perspectives for coastal and marine research, Leuven, 30 May 2008. pp. 5-6, more
  • Claus, S.; Berlamont, J. (2008). General introduction, in: Claus, S. et al. (Ed.) Background report Second BeNCoRe Conference: Geographic Information Systems in coastal and marine research and management: opportunities and new perspectives for coastal and marine research, Leuven, 30 May 2008. pp. 9-13, more
  • Claus, S.; Berlamont, J. (Ed.) (2008). Background report Second BeNCoRe Conference: Geographic Information Systems in coastal and marine research and management: opportunities and new perspectives for coastal and marine research, Leuven, 30 May 2008. Belgian Network for Coastal Research (BeNCORe): Oostende. 58 pp., more
  • Derous, S.; Austen, M.; Claus, S.; Daan, N.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Deneudt, K.; Depestele, J.; Desroy, N.; Heessen, H.; Hostens, K.; Marboe, A.H.; Lescrauwaet, A.-K.; Moreno, M.P.; Moulaert, I.; Paelinckx, D.; Rabaut, M.; Rees, H.; Ressurreição, A.; Roff, J.C.; Santos, P.T.; Speybroeck, J.; Willems, W.; Stienen, E.W.M.; Tatarek, A.; ter Hofstede, R.; Vincx, M.; Zarzycki, T.; Degraer, S. (2008). Building on the concept of marine biological valuation with respect to translating it to a practical protocol: Viewpoints derived from a joint ENCORA-MARBEF initiative, in: Derous, S. Mariene biologische waardering als een beslissingsondersteunende techniek voor marien beheer. pp. 91-98, more
  • Claus, S. (2007). Preface, in: Claus, S. et al. (Ed.) Background report First BeNCoRe Conference: State of the Art and future of Belgian Coastal Research. BeNCoRe and its relation to the Green Paper on a future European Maritime Policy, Leuven, 26 April 2007. pp. 5, more
  • Claus, S.; Berlamont, J. (2007). General introduction: Introduction and background of the BeNCoRe network, in: Claus, S. et al. (Ed.) Background report First BeNCoRe Conference: State of the Art and future of Belgian Coastal Research. BeNCoRe and its relation to the Green Paper on a future European Maritime Policy, Leuven, 26 April 2007. pp. 8-10, more
  • Claus, S.; Berlamont, J. (Ed.) (2007). Background report First BeNCoRe Conference: State of the Art and future of Belgian Coastal Research. BeNCoRe and its relation to the Green Paper on a future European Maritime Policy, Leuven, 26 April 2007. Belgian Network for Coastal Research (BeNCORe): Oostende. 40 pp., more
Projects (27)  Top | Persons | Publications | Event 
  • AEROSOL: Polluting atmospheric particles along the French-Flemish North Sea coast: border transports and impact on the environment. Transborder cooperation and sensitization, more
  • BENCORE: Belgian Network for Coastal Reseach, more
  • BEWREMABI: Belgian Shipwreck: hotspots for Marine Biodiversity, more
  • BWZEE: A biological valuation map for the Belgian Continental Shelf, more
  • De Kustatlas online, Belgium, more
  • DIMAS: Development of an Integrated Database for the Management of Accidental Spills, more
  • ENCORA: European platform for coastal research: coordination action, more
  • ENDIS-RISKS: Endocrine disruption in the Scheldt Estuary: distribution, exposure and effects, more
  • Expeditie Zeeleeuw, more
  • INRAM: Integrated Risk Assessment and Monitoring of micropollutants in the Belgian coastal zone, more
  • M@RBLE: ELectronic conference on MARine Biodiversity in Europe, more
  • MACROBEL: Long term trends in the macrobenthos of the Belgian Continental Shelf, more
  • MarBEF: Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
  • MARBENA: Creating a long term infrastructure for marine biodiversity research in the European Economic Area and the Newly Associated States, more
  • MARINEXML: A pre-standardisation development for marine data interoperability using XML, more
  • MIMAc: Marine Incidents Management cluster - MIMAc, more
  • NSBP: North Sea Benthos Project, more
  • OMES 3 Main: Effects of dredgings and harbour expansion on the environment, more
  • OMES 3: Study on the lateral input of the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary, more
  • On the Ecological Impacts of Beach Nourishments, more
  • Quest4D: Quantification of Erosion and Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics, more
  • SCHELDEMONITOR: The development and realisation of the first phase of the ScheldeMonitor information system in the framework of "Research and Monitoring long-term planning Scheldt estuary" (LTV O&M), more
  • STARDUST: Spatial and Temporal Assessment of high Resolution Depth profiles Using novel Sampling Technologies, more
  • SUMANOS: Cluster Sustainable management of the North Sea, more
  • THESEUS: Innovative coastal technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate, more
  • TROPHOS: Higher trophic levels in the Southern North Sea, more
  • WESTBANKS: Understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas, more
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  • ENCORA conference on European Action Plans: Key issues for advancing Sustainable Management of our Coastal Zones, more
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