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Want to join our #MissionArena3 next week, but can't be in Amsterdam? Join us for the our opening session online at 9:15am on 26 November! With keynote addresses from Kestutis Sadauskas (EU Maritime & Fish) and Piet Opstaele (Blauwe Cluster (Blue Cluster)) & a panel discussion. youtube.com/live/d5H5sh3-x…

Today, the third Mission Arena of the Blue Mission Banos Project takes place in Amsterdam ✨ 🌊 More than 200 participants will explore various challenges within the #bluecirculareconomy in the North Sea region. As co-organizer, VLIZ is proud to contribute to this lively event

🚨 BMRI grants 2025: Call for proposals opened! 🚨 Are you a PhD student or junior postdoc with an innovative idea in marine research? Apply for a EUR 5,000 BMRI grant to support your project! 🌊 📅 Apply by January 17, 2025. 👉 More info: vliz.be/en/support-us/… #BMRI2025

Help shape the future of ocean science! Join BioEcoOcean to create the Blueprint for Integrated Ocean Science. Fill out the survey to build a collaborative, needs-driven Ocean Observation System ➡️ doit.medfarm.uu.se/bin/kurt3/kurt… 📅 Open until 15.1.25 🌐 Info obis.org/2024/11/25/bio…

Looking for support with #CitizenScience activities? The #PREP4BLUE report “Beneath the Surface" is a great start!🧑‍🤝‍🧑🌊🌍 The report outlines good practices & recommendations for effective citizen science in line with #MissionOcean! 👉Access report here: tinyurl.com/vdv6ajfj

🇨🇴🇧🇪 Excellent meeting in Bogotá between La Dirección General Marítima DimarColombia and VLIZ about marine research and protection. DIMAR and VLIZ will strengthen their international cooperation and their joint work with UNESCO Ocean. Bélgica en Colombia 🇧🇪🤝🇨🇴 Belgium in Colombia Jan Mees Ann-Katrien Lescrauwaet

Mooie aandacht van VRT NWS voor het Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ rapport (826pp!) hier te downloaden: vliz.be/nl/imis?module…: Drie keer zoveel uitheemse dier- en plantensoorten in Noordzee als 35 jaar geleden vrtnws.be/p.ew6NjLQL6

Marine research in Belgian and Flanders is setting new standards! 🌊🇧🇪 Our scientists are more connected internationally than ever, with a focus on open science. Discover the in-depth annual inventory of the Belgian marine research landscape by Compendium for Coast & Sea :

European Ocean Days (March 3-7, 2025) registrations are open! We are bringing the blue to the spotlight! Join us for a week of unity, dialogues, forward-looking vision for our ocean, and a chance to connect with the blue community.

💡Reminder: VLIZ Marine Science Day - Call for abstracts. Submit an abstract for an oral (pre-doc only) or poster presentation by January 10, 2025. 🗓️When: 5 March 2025.🚩Place to be: Hogeschool VIVES in Stad Brugge. Submission guidelines 👉 vliz.be/vmsd/en/how-ap… #VMSD25

📢The online course 'Co-designing for the #OceanDecade' is once again open for enrollment following its success in 2024! 560+ people from 89 countries took part in the course last year, for an overall very positive feedback. More info: ow.ly/MAua50UGGfp

🎉 Exciting news! The Masterplan for the Marine Station Ostend is now complete! This state-of-the-art facility will advance marine research & innovation, supporting scientists in addressing key marine challenges. 🌊 Discover more: vliz.be/en/news/master… Departement EWI

As part of a work visit at the Belgian coast, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis Costas Kadis visited VLIZ' Marine Station Ostend in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister of the Flemish Government and Flemish Minister of Fisheries Hilde Crevits Hilde Crevits.

Save the date: op 25 februari lanceren Provincie West-Vlaanderen en #VLIZ 'KustINzicht 2025' in Oostende. ‘KustINzicht’ bundelt inzichten en trends voor de Belgische kustzone. Een onmisbare gids voor beleidsmakers, onderzoekers en iedereen die betrokken is bij de toekomst van onze kust. Meer

🇧🇪 Belgium has announced its candidacy to host the BBNJ secretariat, showcasing its marine science leadership in Brussels. VLIZ/Flanders and partners underscore Belgium's commitment to marine biodiversity, offering world-class data management and training. Read more:

🔬 Behind every VLIZ project, passionate researchers push boundaries every day. 💡 Last Friday, they shared insights on their groundbreaking marine research. 🌊 Do you also want to help shape the future of marine science? Exciting job opportunities await! 👉

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…

Register for the European Marine Board 9th Forum! Endorsed by the #OceanDecade, the theme is ‘Addressing coastal and water resilience at the land-sea interface’. 🗓️2 April 2025 📍Institute of Natural Sciences Belgium, Brussels & online 👉Register for in-person or online attendance: oceandecade.org/events/9th-emb…

🎣 For the first time, the EU is harmonising how catch data from recreational fishing in marine coastal areas is collected. Why? Because managing fish stocks responsibly means understanding all the factors affecting them—including recreational fishing. europa.eu/!84N4yv

🌊 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