Experimental facilities and ecosystem access
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RBINS offers access to the marine ecosystem through the research vessel RV Belgica, the rigid hull inflatable boat Tuimelaar and its scientific diving team.
The Artificial Hard Substrate Garden is a fully marine open-water experimental test site, spanning the entire water column. This facility is available for ecological experiments, material tests, (anti)fouling
trials in open-water marine environment.
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Research vessel RV Belgica
contact: Lieven Naudts
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Scientific diving team
contact: Alain Norro
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Laboratories of the Belgian Geological Survey
contact: Vanessa Heyvaert
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Artificial Hard Substrate Garden (ecological experiments, material tests, (anti)fouling)
contact: Jan Vanaverbeke