Jan Mees
@janmees.bsky.social
Director of the Flanders Marine Institute VLIZ in Oostende, Belgium. Marine Biologist. Posting about ocean science. Book (2023): De Onbekende Zee.
Ons tweede boek "Het vreemde leven in de oceaan. Van diepzeemonsters tot microben" verschijnt in het voorjaar. Er er is een webpagina met meer informatie: academiapress.be/nl/het-vreem.... Gebruik kortingscode "oceaan10" voor 10% korting!
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Ons tweede boek "Het vreemde leven in de oceaan. Van diepzeemonsters tot microben" verschijnt in het voorjaar. Er er is een webpagina met meer informatie: academiapress.be/nl/het-vreem.... Gebruik kortingscode "oceaan10" voor 10% korting!
CO2-uitstoot uit fossiele brandstoffen was nooit hoger www.vliz.be/testerep/nl/...
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
CO2-uitstoot uit fossiele brandstoffen was nooit hoger www.vliz.be/testerep/nl/...
Brazil Strengthens Coastal Monitoring Network with 18 Stations by 2026. “Real-time monitoring and metadata are managed through the Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility, hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)” unes.co/9hxbth
October 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Brazil Strengthens Coastal Monitoring Network with 18 Stations by 2026. “Real-time monitoring and metadata are managed through the Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility, hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)” unes.co/9hxbth
New @vliz.be @WRMarineSpecies paper. Marine biodiversity discovery: the metrics of new species descriptions. Figure: country of institutional affiliation of first authors: Belgium in the top 10 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
September 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New @vliz.be @WRMarineSpecies paper. Marine biodiversity discovery: the metrics of new species descriptions. Figure: country of institutional affiliation of first authors: Belgium in the top 10 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
New paper in Nature Climate Change, with Peter Landschützer of VLIZ. The ocean carbon sink is ailing: during the record 2023 marine heatwave, the ocean absorbed ~1 Gt less CO₂ ≈ half of the EU’s annual emissions www.vliz.be/en/news/ocea...
September 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
New paper in Nature Climate Change, with Peter Landschützer of VLIZ. The ocean carbon sink is ailing: during the record 2023 marine heatwave, the ocean absorbed ~1 Gt less CO₂ ≈ half of the EU’s annual emissions www.vliz.be/en/news/ocea...
We co-organised a successful side-event at #UNOC3 on the clearing house mechanism for the #BBNJ treaty. @IocUnesco’s Vidar Helgesen delivered an inspiring keynote. I was on the panel stressing we don’t start from scratch: data systems and communities supporting them are in place.
June 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Today in #Oostende: Peter Pissierssens’ last day in the @IocUnesco Project Office for @IODEocean. Thanks for the many years of service, Peter, and enjoy well-deserved retirement.
May 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Today in #Oostende: Peter Pissierssens’ last day in the @IocUnesco Project Office for @IODEocean. Thanks for the many years of service, Peter, and enjoy well-deserved retirement.
Our book "The Unknown Sea" is now officially endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Activity @unoceandecade.bsky.social, and available in English. Order and preview at Academia Press Lannoo www.lannoo.be/nl/unknown-sea or Amazon www.amazon.com/Sea-importan...
May 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Our book "The Unknown Sea" is now officially endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Activity @unoceandecade.bsky.social, and available in English. Order and preview at Academia Press Lannoo www.lannoo.be/nl/unknown-sea or Amazon www.amazon.com/Sea-importan...
De zee als bron van gezondheid: winnaars van de Delcroix-prijzen www.vliz.be/nl/news/winn...
February 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
De zee als bron van gezondheid: winnaars van de Delcroix-prijzen www.vliz.be/nl/news/winn...
A beautiful day in #Oostende. The @VLIZnews Uncrewed Surface Vehicle Gobelijn doing current measurements in the harbour mouth for the Flemish Hydrographic Service
February 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A beautiful day in #Oostende. The @VLIZnews Uncrewed Surface Vehicle Gobelijn doing current measurements in the harbour mouth for the Flemish Hydrographic Service
Another successful PhD defence at @vliznews.bsky.social. Congratulations Dr Yunmeng Li who studied marine bacteria in sea spray aerosols and their potential immunological effects on human health
February 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Another successful PhD defence at @vliznews.bsky.social. Congratulations Dr Yunmeng Li who studied marine bacteria in sea spray aerosols and their potential immunological effects on human health
Belgium Launches Bid to Host the Secretariat of the BBNJ Treaty in Brussels | Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee www.vliz.be/en/news/belg...
January 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Belgium Launches Bid to Host the Secretariat of the BBNJ Treaty in Brussels | Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee www.vliz.be/en/news/belg...
Follow what storm #Eowyn is doing to sealevels around Ireland and the UK in the IOC/Unesco Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility hosted by VLIZ ioc-sealevelmonitoring.org/map.php Screenshot of Marine Institute's Malin Head Peninsular station.
January 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Follow what storm #Eowyn is doing to sealevels around Ireland and the UK in the IOC/Unesco Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility hosted by VLIZ ioc-sealevelmonitoring.org/map.php Screenshot of Marine Institute's Malin Head Peninsular station.
Today, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis visited VLIZ @vliznews.bsky.social. We talked about Ocean science, ocean observations, ocean data, ocean governance. Very inspiring.
January 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Today, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis visited VLIZ @vliznews.bsky.social. We talked about Ocean science, ocean observations, ocean data, ocean governance. Very inspiring.
Masterplan Marien Station Oostende afgerond www.vliz.be/nl/news/mast...
January 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Masterplan Marien Station Oostende afgerond www.vliz.be/nl/news/mast...
Today in @VLIZnews #Oostende:
- our robot fleet in for winter
- the new office building at the Marine Station
- alignment of the multibeam echosounder on RV Abbé Mann
- our robot fleet in for winter
- the new office building at the Marine Station
- alignment of the multibeam echosounder on RV Abbé Mann
December 17, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Today in @VLIZnews #Oostende:
- our robot fleet in for winter
- the new office building at the Marine Station
- alignment of the multibeam echosounder on RV Abbé Mann
- our robot fleet in for winter
- the new office building at the Marine Station
- alignment of the multibeam echosounder on RV Abbé Mann
Talking about INVEMAR-VLIZ marine science collaboration in Santa Marta, Colombia
December 5, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Talking about INVEMAR-VLIZ marine science collaboration in Santa Marta, Colombia
Calls for the Dr Edouard Delcroix Research Grant & Incentive Award open! To researchers in the broader field of ocean and human health. Deadline 17-1-2025. More info: www.vliz.be/en/support-u...
Sponsored by HYDRO vzw with the help of VLIZ Philanthropy The Sea as a Good Cause. #OceanandHumanHealth
Sponsored by HYDRO vzw with the help of VLIZ Philanthropy The Sea as a Good Cause. #OceanandHumanHealth
November 30, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Calls for the Dr Edouard Delcroix Research Grant & Incentive Award open! To researchers in the broader field of ocean and human health. Deadline 17-1-2025. More info: www.vliz.be/en/support-u...
Sponsored by HYDRO vzw with the help of VLIZ Philanthropy The Sea as a Good Cause. #OceanandHumanHealth
Sponsored by HYDRO vzw with the help of VLIZ Philanthropy The Sea as a Good Cause. #OceanandHumanHealth
In Shizuoka, Japan for the 2nd World Congress of Marine Stations sites.google.com/view/wcms2024j… Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) from my hote#wcms202424
November 27, 2024 at 12:18 AM
In Shizuoka, Japan for the 2nd World Congress of Marine Stations sites.google.com/view/wcms2024j… Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) from my hote#wcms202424
Call for expressions of interest: Back-to-back meetings with the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2026 #wcmb2026 www.wcmb2026.org/call-back-ba...
November 20, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Call for expressions of interest: Back-to-back meetings with the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2026 #wcmb2026 www.wcmb2026.org/call-back-ba...
In Dublin for the #OceanKnowledge2030 conference. Looking forward to learn about Ireland's new Strategy for Marine Research, Knowledge & Innovation @marineinst.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 7:07 PM
In Dublin for the #OceanKnowledge2030 conference. Looking forward to learn about Ireland's new Strategy for Marine Research, Knowledge & Innovation @marineinst.bsky.social
Dag van de Wetenschap 2024 op zondag 24 november: bezoek het Marien Station Oostende en RV Simon Stevin. Volledig programma: www.vliz.be/nl/events/da...
November 18, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Dag van de Wetenschap 2024 op zondag 24 november: bezoek het Marien Station Oostende en RV Simon Stevin. Volledig programma: www.vliz.be/nl/events/da...