About NIOZ

NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is part of the institutes organisation of NWO (Dutch Research Council). NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research is part of the institutes organisation of NWO (Dutch Research Council).

Mission & Vision

NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, is the national oceanographic institute and the Netherlands’ centre of expertise for ocean, sea and coast. We advance fundamental understanding of marine systems, the way they change, the role they play in climate and biodiversity, and how they may provide sustainable solutions to society in the future.

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't Horntje, Texel

The island of Texel lies about 90 km North of Amsterdam and can be reached conveniently by air from Schiphol Amsterdam airport, by train and by car. 

Landsdiep 4, 1797 SZ
't Horntje - Texel - The Netherlands

Mission & Vision

NIOZ, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, is the national oceanographic institute and the Netherlands’ centre of expertise for ocean, sea and coast. We advance fundamental understanding of marine systems, the way they change, the role they play in climate and biodiversity, and how they may provide sustainable solutions to society in the future. We advance fundamental understanding of marine systems.

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“Sustainable fisheries is one of three pillars under the international EU-project Future Mares, that I coordinate. Within this project, we look at so-called Nature-Based Solutions. That means we try to find possibilities to use the power of nature to protect and restore ecosystems.”

Myron Peck (or longer name like this)
Myron Peck (or longer name like this), Head of Scientific Department

“Sustainable fisheries is one of three pillars under the international EU-project Future Mares, that I coordinate. "

Emily Peterson

Frequently Asked Questions

National Marine Facilities (NMF) is a division of NIOZ. We provide researchers working in the Netherlands with ships, seagoing equipment, data management and qualified personnel to operate these facilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

National Marine Facilities (NMF) is a division of NIOZ. We provide researchers working in the Netherlands with ships, seagoing equipment, data management and qualified personnel to operate these facilities.

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A employee of NIOZ working in the lab with some equipment in hands
Kees Camphuijsen, Senior Scientist