As an experienced Senior Marine Ecologist at Wageningen Marine Research (WMR) in Yerseke, you will lead a team of dedicated researchers who are working together on a range of ecologically relevant iss...

SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

Global problems are rarely solved by one person or invention. The Ocean Cleanup didn’t work, for the reasons experts said it wouldn’t. What can we learn from this?

Abstract. Thresholds for good status are required under the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and the UK Marine Strategy (UKMS) to assess if go

Understanding the long-term effects of bottom trawling on sedimentary organic carbon (OC) is crucial for assessing its role in carbon cycling and climate regulation. Most studies analyse effects on su...

​​​​ICES was asked to provide scientific advice to support the implementation of the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Descriptor 6 Criterion 5 (D6C5), which focuses on seafloor quality and the impacts of human activities on marine habitats.