Jan Seys the Head of Science Communication for @vliz.be telling us about why people love working at #VLIZ

This week #VLIZ is well represented at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland. #OSM26 is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the wider ocean-connected community. See the full overview of VLIZ contributions 👉 www.vliz.be/en/news/stro...

✈️ From 9–13 June 2025, the CMMI team visits VLIZ in Belgium for an AXOLOTL study visit, receiving hands-on training on ARMS and hydrophones to strengthen marine monitoring and conservation capacity.

#AXOLOTL #CMMI #VLIZ #MarineResearch #CapacityBuilding #MarineTechnology #OceanMonitoring

✨A warm start to the new year at #VLIZ ✨
Team moments, an inspiring New Year’s address by Director Jan Mees, and a potluck with local specialties – connecting colleagues, sharing ideas, and looking ahead together. 🤝✨ 🌊

🌊 Dive into marine biodiversity at WCMB 2026 in Bruges 🇧🇪
📅 17–20 Nov 2026

🔬 Global #MarineBiodiversity experts meet to explore biodiversity trends, innovation & science-to-policy.
📣 Abstracts open → 17 Mar 2026
🎟️ Registration now open
👉 www.wcmb2026.org

#WCMB2026 #UNOceandecade #VLIZ

How effective are plastic clean-up technologies and what risks do they pose? Giulia Leone’s PhD dives into remediation technologies, citizen perceptions & issue of bycatch. A multidisciplinary look at tackling plastics. Congratulations, Giulia! #VLIZ #UGent #INBO 🔗https://vliz.be/en/node/140321

Vlaams Viceminister-president & minister van Wonen, Energie & klimaat, Toerisme & Jeugd Melissa Depraetere bezocht het #VLIZ. Ze maakte kennis met ons klimaatonderzoek, de ingezette technologieën en onze beleidsinformerende instrumenten. Ook blauw toerisme en de energietransitie kwamen aan bod.

DTO-BioFlow Booth at the #DOF25, visitor enjoying the interactive puzzle.

🎉 Thanks to everyone who joined us in Brussels!

📸 Here are some highlights from Day 2 of #DOF25

🧩 Fun with the interactive #DUC puzzles at the #DTOBioFlow booth! ✨

🙌 Inspiring presentations by Jan Reubens & Stijn Vermaere from #VLIZ on #ETN #dataflows to the #data lake for #DTOBioFlow!

#VLIZ is represented at the Digital Ocean Forum #DOF2025. Scientists, policymakers, innovators & members of the wider ocean community gather to explore the latest advances of the EU DTO @mercatorocean.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social @emodnet.bsky.social @copernicusmarine.bsky.social

🌊Unlock #OceanBiodiversity with #DTOBioFlow!

📍Join us at #DOF2025
👋 Meet Klaas Deneudt (coordinator) Carlota Fernández Muñiz from #VLIZ, & see how we're transforming these “sleeping” #oceanbiodiversity data into actionable insights for the European #DigitalTwinOcean.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/5y4y5k6m

Peter Landschützer – #VLIZ research director and author of next @ipcc.bsky.social report – contributed to #GlobalCarbonProject 2025: mainly collaborating to insights on role of #ocean in global carbon budget & impact #ClimateChange on extent carbon absorption by ocean.
📎 www.vliz.be/en/news/glob...

#VLIZ is hosting a North Seas Energy Cooperation meeting @InnovOcean Campus. We’re honoured to contribute to the grow of renewable energy. Mathieu Bihet: ‘Holding this meeting in Ostend, Belgium’s main offshore hub, shows our country’s central role in the NSEC’ @fodeconomie.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

In 2021, the @icos-ri.eu Ocean Thematic Centre organised a large intercomparison study at the Marine Station Ostend of #VLIZ, comparing 27 instruments used for surface ocean pCO₂ measurements. Today, the results are published and one method emerges most reliable! 👏 #ICOS #oceanobservation

Inside Europe’s virtual ocean platform: a game-changer for marine protection Imagine predicting how an oil spill will spread, or which cleanup strategy will work best, without ever touching the water. What if we could test solutions for protecting the world’s oceans before put...

EDITO, the core infrastructure platform of the European Digital Twin Ocean, featured in 'Horizon', the EU Research & Innovation Magazine. EDITO is developed by @mercatorocean.bsky.social & #VLIZ on behalf of @copernicusmarine.bsky.social & @emodnet.bsky.social. @ec.europa.eu @horizoneu.bsky.social 👇🏽

We’ve launched the EU-funded AXOLOTL project! Over 3 years, we’ll use AI + deep learning to advance marine conservation + maritime surveillance. Proud to work with VLIZ & OBELIX (UBS). Follow us for updates!

#AXOLOTLproject #AI #MarineConservation #EUresearch #CMMI #VLIZ #UBS

Last week, researchers from #UGent & #VLIZ chased a coccolithophore bloom in the central North Sea aboard the RV Simon Stevin. Find out why coccolithophores are a unique piece of the ocean’s carbon cycle puzzle. 👉 www.marsens-ugent.be/post/chasing... Part of #BERNARDO funded by #VLAIO #BlauweCluster

🚢 Teams from #VLIZ, @noc.ac.uk & #DTU are currently aboard the RV SimonStevin. 🌊🔬They are using acoustic, imaging & eDNA sensors to study biodiversity in the North Sea. Part of project @marco-bolo.bsky.social, supporting the Digital Twin of the Ocean and #DTOBioFlow. 🐟🧬📡 #OceanScience #DTO

Minister-president Matthias Diependaele visited VLIZ today 🌊 A day of open exchange on marine science, with a demo trip aboard RV Abbé Mann 🚤 and a meeting with Vidar Helgesen (IOC/UNESCO) 🌐🤝
#VLIZ #IOC #UNESCO #MarineScience #OceanResearch

This week is annual 'Meetweek' at VLIZ' Marien Station Ostend. 31 students from #UGent & #AntwerpMaritimeAcademy master topographic & hydrographic techniques: e.g. GPS corrections, drone & bathymetric surveys. Thanks to #DEME #JanDeNul #GEOxyz #geodirect_bv #FlemishHydrography #agentschapMDK & #VLIZ

🐠🦈🐙Happy World Taxonomist Appreciation Day! 🐳🪸🐡 To celebrate this day, @marinespecies.bsky.social thanks its 340 editors with the list of the top-10 marine species described in 2024! Proudly hosted by #VLIZ. @unoceandecade.bsky.social #toptenmarinespecies #OceanDecade #marinespecies

🌊 VLIZ hires a Technical Assistant Research (Junior). Join the #VLIZ team to tackle plastic pollution issues in marine environments. Work with micro- and macroplastics, conduct fieldwork & laboratory analyses, assist with student mentoring. Apply no later than 25 March. 🔗 www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz...

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. #KustINzicht

CommOCEAN 2024

🌊 #CommOCEAN 2024 in #Málaga brought together 135 experts passionate about marine science communication. #VLIZ was present, sharing insights on citizen science based on the #PREP4BLUE report. Read more 👉 vliz.be/en/news/comm...

#EuropeanMarineBoard #MarineScience #CitizenScience #Innovation