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.
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Jan Mees
@janmees.bsky.social
· May 26
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...
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Today, H.E. Ambassador Bitange Ndemo & a delegation of the Kenya Embassy 🇰🇪 in Brussels visited VLIZ in the presence of Carl Decaluwé, Jan Mees, Colin Janssen and Ann-Katrien Lescrauwaut. They discussed the marine science cooperation between Kenya and Flanders/Belgium.
December 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Today, H.E. Ambassador Bitange Ndemo & a delegation of the Kenya Embassy 🇰🇪 in Brussels visited VLIZ in the presence of Carl Decaluwé, Jan Mees, Colin Janssen and Ann-Katrien Lescrauwaut. They discussed the marine science cooperation between Kenya and Flanders/Belgium.
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Via @janmees.bsky.social - The Indian Ocean disaster is a climate tragedy — and needs more attention - @rochmyaningsih.bsky.social @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The Indian Ocean disaster is a climate tragedy — and needs more attention
A region unused to tropical cyclones has had three in a week. The world needs to ask why this happened, not look away.
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Via @janmees.bsky.social - The Indian Ocean disaster is a climate tragedy — and needs more attention - @rochmyaningsih.bsky.social @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Another PhD defence in Oostende today. Congratulations Dr Leone!
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Another PhD defence in Oostende today. Congratulations Dr Leone!
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🇧🇪🌊 Belgium has officially submitted its candidacy to host the #BBNJ Secretariat in Brussels.
Belgium stands ready to provide a home for the Secretariat in Brussels, a global hub of diplomacy, science and multilateral cooperation.
Belgium stands ready to provide a home for the Secretariat in Brussels, a global hub of diplomacy, science and multilateral cooperation.
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🇧🇪🌊 Belgium has officially submitted its candidacy to host the #BBNJ Secretariat in Brussels.
Belgium stands ready to provide a home for the Secretariat in Brussels, a global hub of diplomacy, science and multilateral cooperation.
Belgium stands ready to provide a home for the Secretariat in Brussels, a global hub of diplomacy, science and multilateral cooperation.
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Wrapping up #30DayMapChallenge with a bonus map: a cartogram where countries are resized by their EEZs! 🎁
Shout-out to Clipperton Island, which has the largest EEZ/land ratio: its EEZ is over 200.000 its land area 🤯
Shout-out to Clipperton Island, which has the largest EEZ/land ratio: its EEZ is over 200.000 its land area 🤯
December 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Wrapping up #30DayMapChallenge with a bonus map: a cartogram where countries are resized by their EEZs! 🎁
Shout-out to Clipperton Island, which has the largest EEZ/land ratio: its EEZ is over 200.000 its land area 🤯
Shout-out to Clipperton Island, which has the largest EEZ/land ratio: its EEZ is over 200.000 its land area 🤯
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We have opened our new call for two EMB Ambassadors! Are you an #ECOP #PhD #PostDoc at an EMB member? Keen to work with us on #marine #science #policy, the EMB ECOP Network, communications and more? Find out more on how to apply here: www.marineboard.eu/emb-seeks-tw... Deadline 1 February 2026
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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!
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New @emarineboard.bsky.social report shows current marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (#mCDR) methods are not yet ready for large-scale deployment – cutting CO₂ emissions remains essential and MRV frameworks developed. Proud that Peter Landschützer (#VLIZ) contributed.👇
www.vliz.be/en/news/mari...
www.vliz.be/en/news/mari...
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
New @emarineboard.bsky.social report shows current marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (#mCDR) methods are not yet ready for large-scale deployment – cutting CO₂ emissions remains essential and MRV frameworks developed. Proud that Peter Landschützer (#VLIZ) contributed.👇
www.vliz.be/en/news/mari...
www.vliz.be/en/news/mari...
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VLIZ is hiring: PhD researcher "Immune effects of sea air". Join the VLIZ research group Life's Roots & Rates and unravel the mechanistic links between marine microbial diversity, endotoxin composition & human immune responses. Apply no later than Tuesday, December 9th 🔗 www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz...
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
VLIZ is hiring: PhD researcher "Immune effects of sea air". Join the VLIZ research group Life's Roots & Rates and unravel the mechanistic links between marine microbial diversity, endotoxin composition & human immune responses. Apply no later than Tuesday, December 9th 🔗 www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz...
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!
Start your countdown; #WCMB2026 is happening exactly one year from now!
Register here: wcmb2026.org/registration
@unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be #marinebiodiversity
Start your countdown; #WCMB2026 is happening exactly one year from now!
Register here: wcmb2026.org/registration
@unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be #marinebiodiversity
Register here
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November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!
Start your countdown; #WCMB2026 is happening exactly one year from now!
Register here: wcmb2026.org/registration
@unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be #marinebiodiversity
Start your countdown; #WCMB2026 is happening exactly one year from now!
Register here: wcmb2026.org/registration
@unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be #marinebiodiversity
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Peter Landschützer – #VLIZ research director and author of next @ipcc.bsky.social report – contributed to #GlobalCarbonProject 2025: mainly collaborating to insights on role of #ocean in global carbon budget & impact #ClimateChange on extent carbon absorption by ocean.
📎 www.vliz.be/en/news/glob...
📎 www.vliz.be/en/news/glob...
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Peter Landschützer – #VLIZ research director and author of next @ipcc.bsky.social report – contributed to #GlobalCarbonProject 2025: mainly collaborating to insights on role of #ocean in global carbon budget & impact #ClimateChange on extent carbon absorption by ocean.
📎 www.vliz.be/en/news/glob...
📎 www.vliz.be/en/news/glob...
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/...
Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs - Nature Communications
Deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may release waste into midwaters that support diverse marine life. This study finds such discharges could dilute key food particles and disrupt trophic l...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#VLIZ is hosting a North Seas Energy Cooperation meeting @InnovOcean Campus. We’re honoured to contribute to the grow of renewable energy. Mathieu Bihet: ‘Holding this meeting in Ostend, Belgium’s main offshore hub, shows our country’s central role in the NSEC’ @fodeconomie.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#VLIZ is hosting a North Seas Energy Cooperation meeting @InnovOcean Campus. We’re honoured to contribute to the grow of renewable energy. Mathieu Bihet: ‘Holding this meeting in Ostend, Belgium’s main offshore hub, shows our country’s central role in the NSEC’ @fodeconomie.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
New paper: National implementation of the European Union policy framework for monitoring introduced non-indigenous species in marine and brackish waters: a Belgian case study based on an updated species inventory neobiota.pensoft.net/articles.php...
National implementation of the European Union policy framework for monitoring introduced non-indigenous species in marine and brackish waters: a Belgian case study based on an updated species inventor...
Based on a thorough literature review and expert consultation, this study provides an inventory of all introduced non-indigenous species (iNIS) reported for Belgian marine and brackish waters. The dat...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
New paper: National implementation of the European Union policy framework for monitoring introduced non-indigenous species in marine and brackish waters: a Belgian case study based on an updated species inventory neobiota.pensoft.net/articles.php...
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
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🌊🏺The 8th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology #IKUWA8 takes place in Ostend this week. With 400+ participants from all over the world (>50 countries from 6 continents), it's the largest congress in the history of IKUWA. A week full exciting tales telling our past! 🤝
October 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🌊🏺The 8th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology #IKUWA8 takes place in Ostend this week. With 400+ participants from all over the world (>50 countries from 6 continents), it's the largest congress in the history of IKUWA. A week full exciting tales telling our past! 🤝
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🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Schmidlin (#VLIZ #ugent) on the successful defence of her PhD on oyster larval settlement. 🦪 Her research reveals how larvae use different cues to select the best location for settlement & metamorphosis. 📘 Read more 🔗 www.vliz.be/en/news/PhD-... @wurmarine.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Schmidlin (#VLIZ #ugent) on the successful defence of her PhD on oyster larval settlement. 🦪 Her research reveals how larvae use different cues to select the best location for settlement & metamorphosis. 📘 Read more 🔗 www.vliz.be/en/news/PhD-... @wurmarine.bsky.social
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Today, VLIZ has the honor of welcoming the Australian Ambassador and his delegation to Ostend. Together we look forward to stronger Flemish–Australian ties in marine research, innovation, biodiversity & tackling climate change. 🌊 @unoceandecade.bsky.social @janmees.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today, VLIZ has the honor of welcoming the Australian Ambassador and his delegation to Ostend. Together we look forward to stronger Flemish–Australian ties in marine research, innovation, biodiversity & tackling climate change. 🌊 @unoceandecade.bsky.social @janmees.bsky.social
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VLIZ is hiring: Team Lead and Project Manager to head the Geospatial and Data Products (GD&P) team of the VLIZ Marine Data Centre. 🗺️ Apply no later than Sunday, November 2nd. #JobsatVLIZ #VLIZrecruits www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz...
October 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
VLIZ is hiring: Team Lead and Project Manager to head the Geospatial and Data Products (GD&P) team of the VLIZ Marine Data Centre. 🗺️ Apply no later than Sunday, November 2nd. #JobsatVLIZ #VLIZrecruits www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz...
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VLIZ recruits: a PhD researcher "Sports and Human Health in Belgian Seaside Resorts". Apply no later than Sunday, November 9th 👇 www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz... #jobasatvliz #VLIZrecruits #ugent
October 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
VLIZ recruits: a PhD researcher "Sports and Human Health in Belgian Seaside Resorts". Apply no later than Sunday, November 9th 👇 www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz... #jobasatvliz #VLIZrecruits #ugent
This was a wonderful 2-week experiment in our Marine Station #Oostende. With VLIZ' Thanos Gkritzalis, Steve Jones, Peter Landschützer and Hannelore Theetaert as co-authors.
In 2021, the @icos-ri.eu Ocean Thematic Centre organised a large intercomparison study at the Marine Station Ostend of #VLIZ, comparing 27 instruments used for surface ocean pCO₂ measurements. Today, the results are published and one method emerges most reliable! 👏 #ICOS #oceanobservation
The ICOS Ocean Thematic Centre has published the results of the largest intercomparison study of its kind, comparing 27 instruments for surface ocean pCO₂ measurements. One method was proved most reliable.
➡️ Read the study by Steinhoff et al: ow.ly/glBV50X4g8S
➡️ Read the study by Steinhoff et al: ow.ly/glBV50X4g8S
September 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This was a wonderful 2-week experiment in our Marine Station #Oostende. With VLIZ' Thanos Gkritzalis, Steve Jones, Peter Landschützer and Hannelore Theetaert as co-authors.
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New WoRMS Steering Committee (SC) Sep 2025: welcome Jan Mees @janmees.bsky.social and thanks Lauren Hughes for all the time and efforts!
Shane Ahyong & Chris Boyko unanimously re-elected as chair & co-chair!
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Shane Ahyong & Chris Boyko unanimously re-elected as chair & co-chair!
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September 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
New WoRMS Steering Committee (SC) Sep 2025: welcome Jan Mees @janmees.bsky.social and thanks Lauren Hughes for all the time and efforts!
Shane Ahyong & Chris Boyko unanimously re-elected as chair & co-chair!
marinespecies.org/about.php#go...
@lifewatchvliz.bsky.social #marinespecies
Shane Ahyong & Chris Boyko unanimously re-elected as chair & co-chair!
marinespecies.org/about.php#go...
@lifewatchvliz.bsky.social #marinespecies
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...
Delighted to see @VLIZnews @WRMarineSpecies mentioned in Jason Roberts' 2025 Pulitzer Prize winning biography on Linnaeus and Buffon 'Every Living Thing': "When he can spare the time, Jan Mees is an exorcist of scientific ghosts". Full excerpt in Nautilus: nautil.us/the-end-of-s...
The End of Species
Why it's time for new ways of naming life.
nautil.us
September 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Delighted to see @VLIZnews @WRMarineSpecies mentioned in Jason Roberts' 2025 Pulitzer Prize winning biography on Linnaeus and Buffon 'Every Living Thing': "When he can spare the time, Jan Mees is an exorcist of scientific ghosts". Full excerpt in Nautilus: nautil.us/the-end-of-s...