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Big Seashell Survey 2025
Biodiversity

Old cockles and record number of shells at the eighth edition of the Big Seashell Survey

04/03/2025 - 14:34
The eighth edition of the Big Seashell Survey was a record-breaking event. No fewer than 3,500 participants scoured 400 km of coastline in northern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, collecting and identifying nearly 150,000 shells from 72 different species. This year, the differences between the three countries were less pronounced, with the cut trough shell ranking as the most frequently...
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LifeWatch

LifeWatch is a European infrastructure for biodiversity research. It is a virtual laboratory composed of observatories, databases, web services and modelling packages spread across many European Member States. This network facilitates the generation, processing, ...

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ICOS

Integrated Carbon Observation System is a European research infrastructure that monitors the greenhouse gas balance of the European continent and adjacent regions. Closely measuring the greenhouse gas balance will help to better understand the ...

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De Grote Rede

De Grote Rede is the information magazine on coast and sea for the region of Flanders and its surroundings. With three major contributions and nine regular sections, De Grote Rede offers...

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Testerep magazine

Testerep magazine is the VLIZ's digital news channel for the broadly interested in marine knowledge. Whether you are a scientist, journalist, citizen, teacher, business leader or policy maker. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter ...

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