On this page, you will find all the posters presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 2025. The list number corresponds with the number on the poster panel.
- Exploring the potential of marine fungal enzymes for environmentally-friendly antifouling
Agustina Sri, Ghent University - Population genomics and phylogeographic structures of Tridacna maxima in the Indo-Pacific region
Akbal Keskin Sezgi, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Faulting in the Kortrijk Clay Formation in the Princess Elisabeth Zone, Belgian Continental Shelf
Andikagumi Harisma, Ghent University - New bacteria identified to be involved with poorly understood 'Ice-Ice Disease' on cultivated seaweeds
Antonik Max, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Spatial distribution and temporal trends (1995-2022) of soft-bottom marine benthic alien species from the Basque Country (southeastern Bay of Biscay)
Baki Azeez Olalekan, University of the Basque country - Simulating groundwater systems beneath artificial dunes: Balancing historical insights and future projections
Beerlandt Jadon, KU Leuven - Microplastic extraction method development and distribution analyses of North-Atlantic deep-sea sediment samples
Beert Luka, Ghent University - Research and monitoring program for the Hedwige-Prosperpolder: Restoring estuarine nature
Bossaer Laura & Münstermann Roy, University of Antwerp - The secret of pigmented cœlomocytes in holothuroids
Bossiroy Estelle, University of Mons - Do melting glaciers impact carbon burial in Greenlandic fjords?
Buydens Marius, Ghent University - An accessible metagenomic strategy allows for better characterization of invertebrate bulk samples
Callens Martijn, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) - DEMASK: Vulnerability of North Sea fish species to underwater noise
Calonge Arienne, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Exploring electromagnetic field impacts at offshore wind farms: North Sea field test of novel acoustic tags
Casals David, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Implementing restoration of offshore oyster reefs oyster (Ostrea Edulis) in the Belgian part of the North Sea
Cockaert Phara, Jan De Nul Group - An underwater sound library for the North Sea
Cuyx Bram, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Impact of glacio-isostasy on topography, hydrology and drainage patterns in the southern North Sea
De Batist Marc, Ghent University - The effect of coastal exposure and the role of activation on emotions and emotion regulation: An innovative experimental design
De Craene Elias, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Real-time data transfer and management for the RV Belgica using FROST OGC SensorThings API
de Ville de Goyet Nicolas, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) - Advancing aquaculture sustainability through copepod-based live feed systems
Degrande Sara, Ghent University - Reconstructing the submerged middle and late Pleistocene paleolandscapes on the outer Belgian continental shelf
Dekoninck Warre, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Automatic eDNA collection as a gateway towards high resolution biodiversity and fisheries management data
Derycke Sofie, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) - Seasonal dynamics and molecular effects of city and sea spray aerosols on A549 human alveolar epithelial cells
Dewulf Friedel, Ghent University - Population structure and gene flow of Tridacna maxima across the Indo-Pacific: New insights from the Central Indian Ocean
Dissanayake Kushlani, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - The role of Phaeocystis globosa in the carbon cycle through photosynthetic activity and marine gel synthesis: A biomolecular field study
Dujardin Jens, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Variation in ecosystem services within biogenic reefs: The role of reef-building species under distinct hydrodynamic conditions
Dupont Rémi, University of Antwerp - Detecting marine heatwaves in the Belgian part of the North Sea: Effects on plankton blooms and diversity
Eske Annika, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - From California to Belgium - How can one species change across two populations?
Flandroit Antoine, University of Mons - Fish skin for horse healing: The promise of seaweed and trout collagen in equine wound care
Franchi Jose Miguel, Ghent University - Trophic structure and resource use in SW Greenland fjord communities: A stable isotope approach
Gaber Hannah, Ghent University - Protecting Tanzania’s marine giants: The power of DNA barcoding for species identification
Gallard Salomé, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Assessment of the hydrodynamic effect of nature inclusive design in floating wind platform dynamics
Gallardo Álvaro, Ghent University - Optimized cascade extraction of bioactive compounds from brown seaweed via advanced extraction techniques
Garcia Peran Roberto, KU Leuven - Identification of fish species in Tanzanian and Kenyan coral reefs using eDNA
Garcia Zuluaga Mariana, University of Liège - Assessing East African coral reef associated fish diversity using underwater video census (UVC) and machine learning
Gerard Jules, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Managed realignment of Lillo’s Potpolder
Geunens Oberon, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) - Assessment of the combined effects of plastic pollution and global change on benthic primary consumers, from individual to coastal & estuarine ecosystems level
Grandjean Juliette, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Spatial distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in natural and restored intertidal wetlands in the Scheldt estuary
Groffen Thimo, University of Antwerp - Ecotoxicological effects of chemical emissions from offshore wind farms: Investigating physiological responses in the sediment-dwelling polychaete hediste diversicolor
Grünewald Klara Luzie, University of Antwerp - Tracking the footprints of new technologies: Critical raw materials accumulation in north sea marine mammals
Guidé Amélie, University of Liège - Worms and mud in estuaries: A CO2 game-changer ? The role of bioturbators, sediment fining and organic matter enrichment in sediment alkalinity generation
Hermant Samuel, Ghent University & Institute of Natural Sciences - Assessing the potential of deep-water seaweed cultivation along the Kenyan coast
Holeh Gladys Mwaka, Ghent University & Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Effect of polymetallic nodules on the corrosion rate of S235 steel as a model to study hull immersion
Horvath Joeri, Antwerp Maritime Academy - Creatures from the cold and deep: Methods for assessing zooplankton along the Antarctic peninsula
Huyghe Filip, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Can mine waste help tackling climate change? Diamond mine waste as a resource for ocean alkalinity enhancement
Huysmans Tom, University of Antwerp - The fight for survival: How copepods adapt to a warming planet
Janssens Lotte, Ghent University - Shifts in maturity patterns of Solea solea: Exploring growth-reproduction trade-offs and environmental impacts in the Irish Sea and Eastern English Channel (2004–2022)
Jayathilaka Pawangi, Ghent University - Binding approaches: Integrating experiments and models to decode marine gel production by coastal diatoms
Jourdevant Youri, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) - The impact of coastal walking on stress and cognitive function in older adults: A field experiment using wearable technology
Kinet Julia, Ghent University - How many ducks is meant by “they’re everywhere”?
Kristiansen Alix Marit Ingrid, Ghent University - Late Quaternary channel systems in the southern North Sea
Kyriakoudi Despina, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) & Ghent University - Worth the gamble? Tourism and the embeddedness of gambling in seaside resorts (1880’s-1930’s)
Lambrechts Evert, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - A Belgian harmonized data infrastructure for beach iitter and microlitter supporting citizen science and national monitoring
Le Hong-Minh, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) - Flexible as an echinoderm: Analysis of the proteins governing mechanical adaptability of the mutable collagenous tissue in the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali
Lemaire Némo, University of Mons & Research Institute for Biosciences - Summer greenhouse gases spatial variability from Svalbard and Norway fjords
Leseurre Coraline, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - AquaForest: Nature-based solutions for restoring and developing new mangrove habitats through eco-engineering
Ligot Noa, Jan De Nul Group - Effects of temperature and salinity on growth and toxin production of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa (PCC7806) under estuarine conditions
Liu Wenxin, Ghent University - Evaluating the acute toxicity of marine phycotoxin mixtures on copepods across various life stages
Liu Wenxin, Ghent University - eDNA as a non-invasive method to study distribution, migration and reproduction of coastal North Sea fish
Lolivier Marianne, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) - Calibrating a benthic risk assessment model with local monitoring data: Advancing marine spatial planning in the Belgian Part of the North Sea
Lorré Dries, Ghent Univeristy - Underway ADCP systems on research vessels, USVs, and gliders: A key resource for the Belgian oceanographic community
Maier Christophe, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Investigating spatial variability of bottom current intensity in a bathyal environment: A combined ROV & AUV perspective
Matossian Alice, Ghent University - PLASTFLOW - How much plastic flows into the North Sea? Quantifying plastic fluxes and identifying plastic hotspots in the Scheldt Estuary in Belgium
Meyers Nelle, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Plastic in between rocks: A look into the spatial and temporal distribution of mesolitter and larger microlitter in the Scheldt riverbanks
Miranda Mariana, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Are pelagic fisheries the future of European seas?
Musimwa Rutendo, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Holocene stratigraphy of the shallow offshore zones of the Shetland Islands: Insights into paleotsunami and paleoenvironment reconstructions
Nahar Rikza, Ghent University - Ecotoxicological effects of metal mixtures from offshore wind turbine galvanic anodes on blue mussels Mytilus edulis
Ndugwa Moses, University of Antwerp - Microplastic accumulation on sandy beaches in Vietnam: Influence of beach morphodynamics and management practices
Nguyen My Yen, Ghent University - Standardization of microlitter sampling at river-sea interfaces: A comparison of the in-situ methodologies aquatic drone and ferry box
Nitschke Therese, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Evolution of extraocular photoreception in Crinoids (Crinoidea, Echinodermata)
Nonclercq Youri, University of Mons - Impact of fluvial discharge on water properties variability in the Tagus Estuary: A numerical modeling approach
Novo Rita, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Assessment of stock status of frequently caught grunts, seabreams and snappers along the Kenyan Coast
Okeri Maorine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Influence of temperature on Escherichia coli growth kinetics in coastal marine ecosystems in the context of climate change
Okon Ekemini, Ghent University - Characterization of risks and risk management strategies in the Kenyan seaweed farming value chain
Okoth Winnie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Investigating the interactions between microplastics and freshwater bivalves
Olatunji Paul Oluwatimileyin, University of Liège - Unlocking the synergies of halophilic purple bacteria for seaweed aquaculture
Olyslaegers Sara, University of Antwerp - Population genomics the clownfish Amphiprion clarkii in Indo-Pacific coral reefs
op 't Roodt Lode, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Macroalgal allelopathic metabolites: Ecological consequences and their potential
Paepen Robbe, Ghent University - How can Machine Learning aid in understanding copepod dynamics in a changing North Sea?
Petersen Kaj, Ghent University - Quantifying environmental drivers of phytoplankton and carbon dynamics through data-driven models
Pint Steven, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - A time-based corrosion model for ammunition at the Paardenmarkt
Potters Geert, Antwerp Maritime Academy - Impact of offshore wind farms on marine food web structure, functioning, and carbon dynamics: A 13-year study in a Belgian offshore wind farm
Reynes Cardona Abril, Ghent University - Observing and characterizing infragravity waves through different sampling devices: A case-study off the Belgian coast
Ribeiro Clara, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Bioactive phenolic compounds in red algae (Rhodophyta): Ecological variation and their potential
Semmouri Ilias, Ghent University - Trace metal contamination in the giant mud crab Scylla olivacea and sediments from the Pakistani coast: Is it safe to eat these crabs?
Shah Hinna, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Micro- and nanoplastics alter algae growth and aggregation; what are the cascading effects on marine copepods and the marine carbon flux?
Sioen Marie, Ghent University - Integration of predator habitat preference to support mariculture planning
Stevens Martha, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - More than one species? Exploring the possibility of cryptic species in the giant clam Tridacna maxima using mitochondrial COI sequences
Tamayo Joseph Ricky, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Digital Twins: Promoting sustainable tourism and monitoring of marine environment
Thomas Nikhil, Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute - EMODnet: An EU regional data service providing free and FAIR, integrated marine data for the global ocean data ecosystem
Tonné Nathalie, European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) - AQUARIUS: Providing transnational access to research infrastructures and training the next generation of marine researchers
Tonné Nathalie, Seascape Belgium - 20 years of Antarctic Biodiversity data: From SCAR MarBIN to the SCAR Antarctic Biodiversity Portal
Van de Putte Anton, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) - AQUASCOPE: Aquatic earth-observation service for Belgian North Sea users
Van der Zande Dimitry, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) - A demonstration model of the North Sea pelagic ecosystem
Van Engeland Tom, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) - Education - Access data and create maps with the European Atlas of the Seas!
Van Isacker Nathalie, European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) - Distant effects of nature-based solutions: Impact of marine sand extraction on epibenthos and fish
Van Moorleghem Charlotte, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) - Untargeted screening of marine sediments in offshore wind farms
Vanavermaete David, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) - H2OPE: Advancing Ocean-Human Health interactions through transdisciplinary research
Vandamme Sara, Ghent University - Digital animal sound archive: A collaborative repository for bio-acoustics
Vandenberghe Thomas, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) - Facing the shift: Coral-associated decapods under bleaching stress and habitat decline
Ver Hoeye Killian, University of Mons - Mapping the Axial Channel, southern North Sea
Vervoort Morgan, Ghent University - Nebkha @ Raversijde due to Leymus arenarius
Verwaest Toon, Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken - The genome sequence of the common sole Solea solea
Volckaert Filip, KU Leuven - Spatial distribution of uniform corrosion of S235 steel in the Ghent-Terneuzen canal
Witteveen Wikke, Antwerp Maritime Academy - In situ electrochemical characterization of corrosion in the Ghent-Terneuzen canal
Witteveen Wikke, Antwerp Maritime Academy - Role of benthic fauna functional traits in iron cycling in two Icelandic Fjords
Wittig Cathrin, Ghent University - The Opecoelidae Ozaki, 1925 (Digenea) of fishes from the southern Mediterranean Sea: Morphological, with keys and checklists
Zedam Fatima Zohra, University Of Science And Technology Houari Boumediene, Algeria - The Microcotylidae Tashemberg, 1879 (Polyopisthocotylea, Monogenea) of fishes Sparidae from the Algerian coast: Morphology, with keys and diversity
Zedam Fatima Zohra, University Of Science And Technology Houari Boumediene, Algeria