Research institute IMARES Research into strategic and applied marine ecology. About us Follow IMARES on Follow us on facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Google+ Follow us on YouTube Successful mission to Murmansk Wageningen UR has joined the mission to Murmansk, organised on 9 and 10 April 2013 by the Netherlands Consulate. The main aim was to explore... Read more Indonesian mangroves prove to be ‘sponge gardens’ The mangroves in the Caribbean are famous for housing a unique and diverse sponge fauna. Indonesia contains the most diverse mangrove ecosystems in... Read more IMARES joins ISO meeting on Arctic Standards On 3 and 4 April 2013 IMARES Wageningen UR participated at the second ISO meeting on Arctic Standards. Offshore companies in the Netherlands have... Read more Marine litter in the mangroves at Lac Bay, Bonaire IMARES studies natural and human influences on the Lac Bay on the isle of Bonaire. One aspect of the research is pollution in the bay. Marine litter... Read more Safeguarding welfare of farmed fish- A novel and pro-active approach for turbot and Senegalese sole In the European Research for SMEs project MAXIMUS companies and researchers are setting up a Quality Assurance (QA) system to safeguard welfare of... Read more Areas of expertise Aquaculture and fisheries Delta technology Marine ecology Maritime technology Water technology & quality Marine policy News: Successful mission to Murmansk May 22, 2013 Indonesian mangroves prove to be ‘sponge gardens’ May 16, 2013 IMARES joins ISO meeting on Arctic Standards May 14, 2013 Marine litter in the mangroves at Lac Bay, Bonaire May 13, 2013 Safeguarding welfare of farmed fish- A novel and pro-active approach for turbot and Senegalese sole May 8, 2013 More News... Calendar: MARE policy day 2013 Giving Small-Scale Fisheries a Place June 25, 2013 Bioacoustics Day 013 September 18, 2013 Arctic Energy Summit October 8, 2013 3P Arctic Conference 2013 October 15, 2013 More Calendar... Blog: Ship Blog Survey: Nice weather at St. Kilda, time for calibrating April 3, 2013 Research background: Progress of research into effects of prawn fishing Dossiers: Antarctica Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba CO2 storage in sea bed Discards - Unwanted catch Eel fishing in the Netherlands Plastic waste in the Sea Porpoises