In 2018, we performed a total of 225 flight hours over the North Sea in the framework of the national programme of aerial surveys. This contribution lists the most important results, with focus on the core tasks: surveillance of marine pollution and monitoring of the marine environment.
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10/04/2019
How Healthy Is Our North Sea?
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Kelle MoreauThe main objective of the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is to achieve 'good environmental status' in the marine environment of all EU member states by 2020.
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04/04/2019
52 Million Year Old Birds Found by Palaeontology Enthusiasts
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Charlotte DegueldreThanks to the excavations carried out in Egem, West Flanders, by palaeontology enthusiasts we know more about the early Eocene birds of the North Sea Basin.
04/04/2019
Four-Legged Whale Ancestors Reached South America in an Otter-Like Swimming Style
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Reinout VerbekeA four-legged whale from Peru indicates that early whales crossed the South Atlantic before 42.6 million years ago and may have propelled like otters: with a robust tail and webbed fingers on their long feet.
03/04/2019
Medieval Port Found Under ‘Parking 58’ in Brussels
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Siska Van ParysArchaeologists of our Institute and Urban.Brussels stumbled upon remains of the 15th century Brussels harbour on the site of the former ‘Parking 58’. The most remarkable find so far: a perfectly preserved wooden fish trap.
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