The abstracts of all participants and award winners can be found in the Book of Abstracts (VLIZ Special Publications 62). It gives you a nice overview of the current marine research in Flanders and surroundings.
Twenty contestants were invited to prepare a short pitch presentation (max. 5 minutes) for the plenary session. The others could present their work during the poster session. The audience could vote the best oral and the best scientific poster.
Top-3 pitch presentations:
1: Maarten Soetaert - The impact of electrotrawls on marine organsims [pitch presentation:
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2: Tom Van der Stocken - The role of wind in hydrochorous mangrove propagule dispersal [pitch presentation:]
3: Laurine Burdorf - Electrogenic bacteria leave a unique geochemical footprint in marine sediments
Top-3 scientific posters:
1: Debusschere Elisabeth, Kris Hostens, Magda Vincx, Dick Botteldooren and Steven Degraer - Pilot study on the impact of impulse noise on sea bass larvae []
2: De Smet Bart, Jan Vanaverbeke and Magda Vincx - The importance of Lanice conchilega reefs in trophic linkages on intertidal sandy beaches []
3: Weijs Liesbeth, Nathalie Briels, Douglas Adam, Ronny Blust and Adrian Covaci - Shark fin soup from a toxicological perspective : Eat it or leave it? []
Other poster presentations delivered to VLIZ, are made available in the Open Marine Archive (OMA).
Keynote speakers:
Ann Vanreusel (UGent - MarBiol) - Reflections on past, present and future challenges in deep-sea research []
Enok Wakwabi (KMFRI, Kenia) - Highlights on research activities at the Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) []
Jan Mees (VLIZ) - Renewed marine sciences collaboration between Kenya adn Belgium []
North Sea Award 2012:
dr. Griet Neukermans: 'Optical in situ and geostationary satellite-borne observations of suspended particles in coastal waters' - [Ph.D. thesis] [pitch Other poster presentations delivered to VLIZ, are made available in the Open Marine Archive (OMA).- presented by promotor Kevin Ruddick:]
VLIZ Thesis Award for Marine Sciences 2012:
Joachim Teunen: 'Migratory birds and the suitability of wetlands along the west coast of Greece: a preliminary analysis' - [M.Sc. Scriptie VUB - APNA] [pitch presentation - presented by promotor Nico Koedam:]
Nicolas Loosveldt & Kenneth Vannieuwenhuyse: 'Experimental validation of empirical design of a scour protection around monopiles under combined wave and current loading' - [M.Sc. Scriptie UGent - AWW & IMDC] [pitch presentation - presented by promotor Peter Troch:]
Presenting the winners of the Young Marine Scientists' Day 2013.
More pictures of the Young Marine Scientists' Day 2013 can be found in the VLIZ-photogallery.