Review of the implementation of the IMO’s 2011 Biofouling Guidelines in the Netherlands

Biofouling (or rather: biological fouling) on ships refers to the process where micro-organisms, plants, algae, or animals accumulate on outside areas of the ship that are (mostly) underwater. Biofouling on ships can result in the transfer of (non-native) invasive aquatic species. This risk has been addressed in the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2011 Guidelines for the control and management of ships’ biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species (MEPC.207(62)). In this report, the implementation of this guideline in the Netherlands will be reviewed, based on interviews and an online survey

Measures to reduce underwater noise and beach litter : an assessment of potential additional measures for the Netherlands

This report provides insight whether technologies are available that could be applied in the Netherlands if stricter regulations would be implemented to reduce impulsive underwater noise caused by pile driving and continuous underwater noise caused by shipping. Costs, benefits and the applicability of such technologies in the Netherlands are examined. Furthermore, a similar analysis is carried out for an hypothetical expansion of the MyBeach concept along the entire Dutch coast

Literary cultures and public opinion in the Low Countries, 1450-1650

In the early modern Low Countries, literary culture functioned on several levels simultaneously: it provided learning, pleasure, and entertainment while also shaping public debate. From a ditty in Dutch sung in the streets to a funeral poem in Latin composed to be read for or by intimate friends, from a play performed for a prince to a comedy written for pupils – literary texts and performances often dealt with highly controversial topics of religion or politics, on a local or national, but also on a supranational scale. This volume sets out to analyse the role and function of literary culture in the formation of early modern public opinion, and proposes ways in which a modern scholar might approach early modern works of literature and other traces of literary culture to explore early modern public opinion making. The cases presented in this volume bring the Dutch and Latin literary cultures of the Low Countries in the focus of international debates on the history of public opinion

Beach litter in West Greenland: a source analysis : Kalaallit Nunaata Kitaani sissani eqqakkat: eqqakkat suminngaanneernerinik misissuineq Strandaffald fra Vest Grønland: en kildeanalyse

This report presents the results and findings of a detailed source analysis on beach litter that was collected from three locations in West Greenland in September and October 2019: Sisimiut, Qaqortoq and Maniitsoq. The results show that most of the litter is of local origin and can be traced back to outdoor activities such as commercial and recreational fishing and hunting and municipal waste from local communities and settlements. The analysis took place during an interactive Litter-ID session with local stakeholders and experts. Such sessions are intended to create a common understanding of the sources and pathways of beach litter as well as insights into the interaction of such litter with the local environment. This detailed knowledge can then be used as input for further action to prevent future marine littering

Pilotstudie inzet Litter-ID bij de landelijke monitoringstrategie voor rivierafval : Resultaten van een pilotstudie waarin onderzocht is of en hoe de Litter-ID-methodiek kan bijdragen aan de landelijke monitoringstrategie voor rivierafval van Rijkswaterstaat

In dit rapport staan de resultaten en aanbevelingen van een pilotstudie waarin in opdracht van Rijkswaterstaat Water, Verkeer en Leefomgeving (namens het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaatstaat) bepaald is of en hoe de door Wageningen University & Research ontwikkelde Litter-ID-methodiek kan bijdragen aan de landelijke monitoringstrategie van rivierafval, die ontwikkeld wordt vanuit Rijkswaterstaat.---This report contains the results and recommendations of a pilot project commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat Water, Traffic and the Environment (on behalf of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water) to determine if and how the Litter-ID methodology, developed by Wageningen University & Research, can contribute to the national monitoring strategy for riverine litter currently being developed by Rijkswaterstaat

Dutch influences on English literary culture in the early renaissance, 1470–1650

During the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the Low Countries made a series of important contributions to English literature. Through such agents as the printers of Antwerp and Amsterdam, and the movements of Dutch scholars and Calvinist refugees, the Low Countries exerted a continuous impact on the literary culture of England. This article examines the scope of Dutch influence during the English Renaissance, indicates some of its key effects, and provides an overview of existing scholarship on the subject