News of the Marine Animal Ecology Group
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Princess Beatrix visits sea urchin research on Saba
- On November 15, Princess Beatrix visited the Saba Research Centre. Researchers from Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences and Wageningen... -
Outplanting golfball corals in Burger's Zoo
- Researchers from Marine Animal Ecology went to Burger's Zoo in Arnhem to outplant some of our lab reared golfball corals! Golfball corals are... -
Alwin Hylkema on De Nieuws BV on culturing sea urchins in Caribbean reefs
- Sea urchins play a crucial role in maintaining the health of Caribbean coral reefs because they graze on algae that could otherwise overgrow coral. In... -
Deep sea mining could be disastrous for marine animals
- In a recent study published in Deep-Sea Research Part I, researchers of Wageningen University & Research and the University of Bergen showed that... -
Interview with PhD candidate Gibbs Kuguru in newspaper NRC
- Recently, PhD candidate Gibbs Kuguru was interviewed by the Dutch newspaper NRC. He talked about his passion: sharks! Click below to read the... -
Radio1 interviews Niels Breve about sturgeon bycatch reporting
- PhD candidate Niels Breve talks with NPO Radio1 about the decrease in bycatch reports of rare fish by fishermen. Niels is working on the... -
PhD candidate Annemiek Hermans in Heels of Steel
- Heels of Steel is a Dutch series that wants to inspire more women to join maritime industries. In episode 3, MAE PhD candidate Annemiek Hermans talks... -
Ronald Osinga talks about restoring destroyed coral reefs due to dynamite fisheries on the radio
- Dr. Ronald Osinga was recently interviewed on the radio program Nieuws en Co on NPO1. Here, he was asked to talk about the impacts of dynamite fishing... -
Restoring coral reefs with sea urchins: a new project
- On January 1st, a new four-year project has commenced called RAAK-PRO Diadema II. This project aims to restore sea urchin populations to in turn... -
Tinka Murk in podcast on ecosystems and transitions
- Prof. Tinka Murk was invited to speak on a podcast by Kitty Koelemeijer on marine ecosystems and what we can learn from them.