Flanders Marine Institute
VLIZ, the Flanders Marine Institute, is dedicated to strengthening science-based knowledge and sustainable use of our coasts, seas and ocean.
News
SOCAT
VLIZ leads the European hub on surface ocean CO2 measurements, the so-called Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT). The hub has been newly created to coordinate annual updates to the SOCAT synthesis products and support SOCAT. ...
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 ...
Follow RV Simon Stevin
The multidisciplinary research vessel is deployed for coastal oceanographic research in the Southern Bight of the North Sea and the Eastern Channel. It responds to the needs of the various marine ...
Care about the sea
You love the sea and are looking for a channel to do something extra for this salty world? The VLIZ can help you. Your membership fees, donations, gifts and bequests are targeted and used worldwide to increase scientific knowledge about the sea and promote social awareness about the great importance of the world's oceans. The philanthropy work of the VLIZ is the only charity in Flanders that focuses specifically on marine research.
Publications
Compendium for coast and sea
The Compendium for Coast and Sea is an integrated knowledge document on the socioeconomic, ecological and institutional aspects of the coast and sea....
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 ...
De Grote Rede (till 2025)
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...
Zeekrant (till 2024)
With this annual summer newspaper, the Flemish Institute for the Sea (VLIZ) and the province of West Flanders want to correctly inform coastal tourists and provide bite-sized facts...
Sea & Science collectie
By buying a product from the Sea&Science collection of the Flemish Institute for the Sea (VLIZ), you support the sea. Profits go to coastal, marine and ocean research worldwide. More knowledge leads to better insights for a sustainable future. So you can continue to enjoy the sea!