Our services

Marine Ecology Expertise & Advise

Support of clients and partners on marine ecology related projects in a variety of topics related to the management of marine protected areas, nature enhancement, monitoring and research.

    • Management plans for protected (e.g. Natura 2000) areas (for Royal HaskoningDHV, client: Rijkswaterstaat);

    • Evaluation of current water quality measures as part of the Water Framework Directive (for Royal HaskoningDHV, client: Rijkswaterstaat);

    • Vision documents or target images for future sustainable ecosystems (for Royal HaskoningDHV, client: Rijkswaterstaat, RVO).

    • Nature inclusive like reinforcements (for Rijkswaterstaat);

    • Nature enhancement underwater for offshore windfarms (for Royal HaskoningDHV; client: a windfarm developer;

    • Nature and water quality improvement of estuaries (for Royal HaskoningDHV; client: Rijkswaterstaat).

    • Development of a research and monitoring program for a measure improving fish migration (for Royal HaskoningDHV, client: Rijkswaterstaat);

    • Execution of a research program on European benthic macrofauna along the European Atlantic coast (for the University of Bordeaux);

    • Development and execution of a research and monitoring program regarding the effects of invasive species (for the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research).

Science Communication & Storytelling

Support of clients and partners by translating complicated scientific material into easy-to-read texts, education material or (children’s) books.

    • Development of education material for high schools, B.Sc. and M.Sc. courses (for the University of Groningen, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research);

    • Writing of a children’s book (for the University of Bordeaux, translated in French, English, Portuguese and Spanish);

    • Writing of encyclopaedia articles (for the University of Bordeaux, Wiley Online Library);

    • Writing of press releases (for the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Rijkswaterstaat).

Early Career Support & Advise

Support of early career marine biologists by assisting with internships, reviewing of manuscripts and reports and advice for future career choices.

    • Teaching of (marine) ecology B.Sc. and M.Sc. courses (University of Groningen, van Hall Larenstein, University of Bordeaux);

    • Supervision of M.Sc. students (University of Groningen);

    • Advising B.Sc. and M.Sc. for internship and career choices (University of Groningen, University of Bordeaux; University of Groningen).