Fieldwork

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 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