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This summer marked an exciting milestone in my PhD research, with the successful deployment of the first 10 tracking tags on adult lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) breeding on Vlieland. I am Simon Niessen, a PhD candidate at IBED and part of the NO-REGRETS consortium. Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Judy Shamoun-Baranes (University of Amsterdam), Dr. Eldar Rakhimberdiev (University of Amsterdam), and Dr. Rosemarie Kentie (NIOZ), I study the foraging ecology of sea

The first research expedition of the NWO-funded NO-REGRETS project has successfully concluded, marking an important milestone in the project's efforts to understand the environmental effects of offshore wind farms in the Dutch North Sea on board the Wim Wolff vessel (NIOZ-Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research). Led by chief scientist Henko de Stigter (NIOZ), the two-week campaign brought together researchers from multiple disciplines to test monitoring methods and coll

The NO-REGRETS project recently concluded its inaugural survey, involving our early career scientists Janneke de Bresser (PhD, University of Groningen) and Jet Carabain (PhD, Wageningen University) in collaboration with Lina de Nijs (Pelagic Freezer Trawler Association) and Bram Couperus (Wageningen Marine Research). This fieldwork was provided by our project partners Pelagic Freezer Trawler Association). The research primarily focused on monitoring changes in both biological

NO - REGRETS officially started! During three days (25 - 27 November), the kick-off meeting marked the official launching of the project, taking place at NIOZ - Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (Texel), where the project is being coordinated. The encounter gathered the diverse groups and institutions from the consortium, consisting of seven Dutch universities and five research centres, including government agencies, NGOs, and industry leaders in fisheries and the