Sustainable commercial fishing, species conservation, and bycatch are contentious topics. Great emphasis has been placed on the sustainable sourcing of particular species that we buy at the store and order in restaurants, but how can we trust that the fish on our plates, from a system-wide perspective, …

In this study, we compared the early fish colonization of three types of artificial reefs deployed in the coastal waters of Saba and St Eustatius in the Caribbean: reef balls®, layered cakes and piles of locally obtained basaltic rock. As an indicator of performance, three fish assemblage parameters …

The Netherlands is a densely populated and economically developed country. Coastal areas are important for aquaculture, agriculture, harbors, and urban development. Coastal habitats mainly exist on the south Delta coast and the north Wadden sea, hosting a great biological diversity. The Netherlands had …

To experience and appreciate the challenges involved in marine spatial planning (MSP), students enrolled in two MSP courses play stakeholder roles in a realistic serious game. The serious game is played with the participatory online MSP tool SeaSketch, and tackles the contemporary Dutch marine renewable …

Het Waddenfondsproject Súd Ie beoogt economie, recreatie en ecologie te combineren en te verbinden. Het project kent drie fasen, in fase 1 en 2 van het uitvoeringsprogramma van het project Súd Ie zijn o.a. vispassages, natuurvriendelijke oevers en paai- en opgroeigebieden aangelegd. Daarnaast worden …

Using either freshly pulped or preserved seaweed biomass for the extraction of protein can have a great effect on the amount of protein that can be extracted. In this study, the effect of four preservation techniques (frozen, freeze-dried, and air-dried at 40 and 70 °C) on the protein extractability, …

Vanuit het ZEEVIVO project werd in werkpakket B, Bioraffinage, onderzoek gedaan naar het opwaarderen van eiwit uit zeewier. De hoofdvraag was: Hoe is uit zeewier een commercieel interessant eiwitconcentraat te extraheren met een eiwitgehalte van tenminste 60%? Om deze vraag te beantwoorden zijn optimalisatieproeven …

Indigenous rights’ relationship to ecological justice in Amazonia has not been explicitly explored in the literature. As social scientists rarely talk about violence against non-humans, this case study of conservation in Amazonia will explore this new area of concern. Ethical inquiries in conservation …

Presentatie gegeven als externe expert tijdens het symposium 'Without people, there are no resources', onderdeel van het project MoMAr, op uitnodiging van projectpartner Provincie Groningen

Compassionate conservation is based on the ethical position that actions taken to protect biodiversity should be guided by compassion for all sentient beings. Critics argue that there are 3 core reasons harming animals is acceptable in conservation programs: the primary purpose of conservation is biodiversity …