Wednesday 2 March 2022
09:00-09:10 Welcome address
Jan Mees, VLIZ
09:10-09:30 Keynote presentation
Patrick Sorgeloos, Ghent University
09:30-10:00 Predoc presentations
- Effects of offshore wind farms on the distribution, diet and condition of plaice Pleuronectes platessa in the Belgian part of the North Sea
Jolien Buyse, ILVO
- Polder2c's living lab: Toolbox for a better future of levee management
Jadon Beerlandt, KU Leuven
- Marine plastic biodegradation: what is Alcanivorax's role?
Astrid Rombouts, Ghent University
- Pronounced seasonal and spatial variability in determinants of phytoplankton biomass dynamics along a near-offshore gradient in the southern North Sea
Steven Pint, VLIZ
- An experimental assessment of the effect of sand extraction on benthic nutrient cycling and carbon storage
Nanou Goedefroo, ILVO
10:00-10:05 Intermezzo
10:05-10:40 Break-out to poster pages and Meet The Company
10:40-11:10 Predoc presentations
- The life of sea sparkle: dynamics, drivers and interactions of Noctiluca scintillans in the Belgian part of the North Sea
Anouk Ollevier, VLIZ
- Rapid and low-cost authentication of common sole (Solea solea): everyone, everywhere, every time!
Dumas Deconinck, ILVO
- How costly is active CO2 drawdown in marine systems? A socio-economic analysis of coastal enhanced silicate weathering
Luna Geerts, Antwerp University
- Spatio-temporal dynamics in the gene expression of the copepod Temora longicornis in response to environmental stressors
Ilias Semmouri, Ghent University
- Detection and identification of microplastics in biota using Nile red and machine learning: validation of an innovative, cost-effective approach
Nelle Meyers, VLIZ
11:10-11:15 Intermezzo
11:15-11:55 Presentations by the laureates
- North Sea Award 2021: Effects of natural processes and human activity on North Sea sediment biogeochemistry
Emil De Borger, Ghent University
- Master Thesis Award 2021: Importance of the keels of boxfish for passive stability during swimming
Merel Van Gorp, Antwerp University
- Master Thesis Award 2021: Intercepting invaders: metabarcoding for monitoring non-indigenous species in a North Sea harbour
Anton Bilsen, KU Leuven
- Brilliant Marine Research Ideas 2021
- Soria Delva, Ghent University
- Alexander Hooyberg, VLIZ & Ghent University
- Valérie Mattelin, Ghent University
- Glenn Strypsteen, KU Leuven
- Dr Edouard Delcroix Incentive Award 2021
11:55-12:05 Award ceremony
- North Sea Award 2021
- Master Thesis Awards 2021
- Brilliant Marine Research Ideas 2022
- Dr Edouard Delcroix Incentive Award 2021
12:05-12:20 Knowledge Guide for Coast & Sea: official launch
12:20-12:30 Closing talk
Jan Mees, VLIZ
The book of abstracts of the event will be available on the VLIZ website on 1 March 2022.