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Publisher: Wageningen Marine Research
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![Ayumi Kuramae Izioka Hydrophones (underwater microphones) on the Saba Bank record sounds of a variety of marine species, from whales and dolphins to schools of fish](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/7a534b9a-e83e-4657-8c97-74fc4c6d5168.jpeg&h=170&w=270&v=1602518644)
Since 2011, noise loggers have been collecting acoustic data of marine mammals, fish and man-made noises within Saba Bank. This project, a collaborate effort between Wageningen Marine Research and the Saba Conservation Foundation,..
![credit Tom Wijers Close-up of settler](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/7073bc7b-fcd9-44b8-bd78-04a65da606a5.png&h=170&w=270&v=1601664096)
Diadema sea-urchins play a vital role in maintaining a balanced coral reef ecosystem by grazing away algae and creating bare substrate for coral recruitment. The RAAK PRO Diadema project aims to develop interventions to improve..
![Kevin Elies Deploying Moreef modules](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/fa37aa6e-4d5b-4cb6-b9fa-ac6ac4f07134.jpg&h=170&w=270&v=1598990214)
A new study compared the effectiveness of three popular artificial reefs to increase fish densities around Saba and St Eustatius. The researchers found that a complex internal structure, that provides more shelter availability,..
![Melanie Meijer zu Schlochtern Caribbean reef shark in the Man of War Shoal Marine Park , Sint Maarten.](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/9b65058a-9679-42a2-a8bf-93ea424fe58f.jpeg&h=170&w=270&v=1561665943)
Wageningen Marine Research reported ten reef-associated shark species in the Dutch Caribbean in a recent published study commissioned by DCNA. The most common species are the nurse shark and the Caribbean reef shark. Overall, more..
![Marjolijn Christianen Soepschildpad bij Bonaire](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/bc0d55e3-d545-4dbc-8347-a6f8ba4b4fab.jpg&h=170&w=270&v=1532933499)
A seagrass species from the Red Sea is outcompeting the native seagrass species in the Caribbean, where the green sea turtle lives. These iconic turtles are seeing their grazing areas decline, because they have little interest in..
![Pixabay Harbour porpoise bruinvis](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/69e91494-2347-4eee-80ff-b7717332c6f4.jpg&h=170&w=270&v=1516050445)
About 15% of harbour porpoises found dead on beaches in the Netherlands has ingested plastic in the stomach. This is shown in a recent publication by Wageningen Marine Research and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Utrecht..
A large-scale international survey of whales, dolphins and porpoises in European Atlantic waters has estimated a total of more than 1.5 million cetaceans in the area in summer 2016. That has become clear after SCANS III, the third..
![Rob Felix, Saxifraga Fulmarus glacialis. Noordse stormvogel](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/16d6b58b-3b7f-488b-96c8-e956609c5fa6.jpg&h=170&w=270&v=1512070698)
Plastic marine litter, both industrial granules and consumer wastes decline slowly but with certainty. For some years, this tendency was already present. Now, the addition of the data of monitoring year 2015 to the time series of..
![Meike Scheidat Het vliegtuig heeft speciale ronde ramen, dit geeft een onbelemmerd uitzicht op de zee onder het vliegtuig](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/2177af56-ade9-491a-a70b-99c826577462.jpg&h=170&w=270&v=1512070698)
This week, a group of eight researchers from five European countries is together for a special meeting in Le Touquet, France, to prepare a survey to assess the abundance and distribution of cetaceans in the European North Sea and..