Final stage of large research effort linked to LifeWatch data infrastructure
Final stage of large research effort linked to LifeWatch data infrastructure

Final stage of large research effort linked to LifeWatch data infrastructure

On Monday June 19th Samuel Bosch will publicly defend his doctoral thesis entitled: "Marine species distributions: from data to predictive models". The defense will take place at 4 PM, Auditorium Valère Billiet, Krijgslaan 281 S8, 9000 Ghent. Promoter of this PhD is Prof. Dr. Olivier Declerck from Ghent University. Parts of this thesis were conducted in close collaboration with the VLIZ data center division and supported by LifeWatch.
Sound impact on fish populations
Sound impact on fish populations

Sound impact on fish populations

The first of April was the official start of Phase II of the collaborative “PCAD4Cod”-project on the effect of sound on fish populations. Hans Slabbekoorn, associate professor at the IBL, is the principal investigator and collaborates with three PhD-students, Dr. Erwin Winter, (Wageningen Marine Research), Dr. Jan Reubens (Flanders Marine Institute) and several international experts. The Joint Industry Programme on E&P Sound and Marine Life invested € 2.000.000 into the project for the coming two years.
Nemertea Portal launched!
Nemertea Portal launched!

Nemertea Portal launched!

The Nemertea are now available through their own Portal: the World Nemertea Database.
Nemertea and Parasite experts together at VLIZ, during a double WoRMS-LifeWatch workshop
Nemertea and Parasite experts together at VLIZ, during a double WoRMS-LifeWatch workshop

Nemertea and Parasite experts together at VLIZ, during a double WoRMS-LifeWatch workshop

On April 24-26 2017, the Flanders Marine Institute – home of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) – welcomed 23 editors, with expertise in Nemertea (3) and Parasites (20). Both groups were at VLIZ for the first ‘double’ LifeWatch-sponsored workshop.
European Tracking Network (ETN) Workshop
European Tracking Network (ETN) Workshop

European Tracking Network (ETN) Workshop

On 19-20 April, the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) hosted a two-day workshop to address several questions to enable such ETN network to become active and operational.
Towards a better data transfer to and from the maritime economy
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Towards a better data transfer to and from the maritime economy

The COLUMBUS project published the document ‘'Use and sharing of marine observations and data by industry' that addresses the specific needs, bottlenecks and challenges regarding the use of marine data by the industry. The publication contains a number of recommendations and some good practices in order to obtain a better data flow from and to the maritime economy, and to enhance Blue Growth.