Open Marine Archive

Sturaro, N.

Hsieh, Y.L.E.

Liu, L.W.

Wang, P.L.

Denis, V.

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Poster presentation Competition poster 
Can reef-building corals face environmental changes through trophic 
plasticity?  
Sturaro Nicolas1,2, Hsieh Yun Li Eric1, Liu Ling-Wen1, Wang Pei-Ling1 and Denis Vianney1 
1 Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan 
 E-mail: nicolas.sturaro@uliege.be 
2  Laboratory of Oceanology, FOCUS, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium 
 
Most reef-building corals can derive nutrition either autotrophically or heterotrophically, which 
allows them to exploit diverse trophic pathways. When facing environmental changes, therefore, 
these organisms are expected to demonstrate an intrinsic ability to acclimatise through trophic 
plasticity. Despite the ecological importance of these corals, however, our understanding of 
their trophic plasticity is currently impaired by a lack of rigorous research approaches; a failure 
to consider the intraspecific variability of coral species and an oversimplification of the proxies 
for determining heterotrophic habits (e.g. corallite diameter). In order to understand how 
trophic plasticity may allow reef-building corals to acclimatise, this study aimed to assess the 
trophic plasticity of four morphologically contrasted coral species (i.e. Stylophora pistillata, 
Porites lutea, Isopora palifera and Psammocora profundacella). We determined the stable 
isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in the corals’ host tissues and algal symbionts and 
compared them in corals inhabiting areas around Taiwan that are characterised by contrasting 
temperatures (from high to low latitudes) and light levels (from shallow to mesophotic waters). 
In these areas, we evaluated interspecific and intraspecific trophic variability by estimating and 
comparing coral isotopic niches as a proxy for trophic niches. Our results suggest a variable 
degree of trophic plasticity in reef-building coral species. Trophic plasticity was important for P. 
lutea and P. profundacella, while it was lower for I. palifera and S. pistillata. Although trophic 
plasticity was low for the latter species, the results revealed no overlap of the isotopic niches 
for the host and symbiont from different locations, suggesting that these coral colonies are 
supported by different core resources. Moreover, the isotopic niche of higher-latitude coral 
colonies was larger than that of lower-latitude coral colonies, highlighting a certain trophic 
plasticity that may be related to the more variable environmental conditions in the higher 
latitudes. Analyses of additional species and locations will provide essential insights into the 
trophic plasticity of reef-building corals and how these species might adjust their nutrition in 
response to global environmental changes. 
 
Keywords: Scleractinian corals; Trophic plasticity; Stable isotopes; Global change  


Can reef-building corals face environmental changes through trophic plasticity?

Baetens, K.

Barbut, L.

Gittenberger, A.

Lacroix, G.

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Poster presentation Competition poster 
Assessment of the ecological implications when installing an SRA between 
Belgium and the Netherlands: An oceanographic pilot study  
Baetens Katrijn1, Barbut Léo2, Gittenberger Arjan3 and Lacroix Geneviève2 
1  Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Operationele Directie Taxonomie en 
Fylogenie (IRScNB/KBIN), Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussel, Belgium 
 E-mail: kbaetens@naturalsciences.be 
2  Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Operationele Directie Natuurlijk 
Milieu (IRScNB/KBIN-OD Natuur), Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussel, Belgium 
3  Gimaris, Gimaris Rijksstraatweg 75 2171 AK Sassenheim, The Netherlands 
 
In February 2004, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted by consensus the 
International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and 
Sediments (BWM). The BWM requires all ships to implement a ballast water management plan by 
2024. In order to anticipate on - and react to - this future situation, several governments around 
the world have started analyses to determine the viability of a so-called Same Risk Area (SRA). 
In this SRA, it is not necessary to treat the ballast water and it can be loaded and unloaded 
anywhere within the SRA. Ministries within the Netherlands and Belgium have taken the 
initiative to analyse the viability of an SRA for certain parts of their territory. The aim of this 
work was to investigate the possible ecological implications when such a Same Risk Area was to 
be installed containing the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Vlissingen and Rotterdam. The 
ecological impact was assessed by looking at the available biological data (biological study) in 
combination with hydrodynamic simulations (oceanographic study) of the sea current 
circulation patterns for the year 2011 in the studied region. This work presents the results of the 
oceanographic study. 
 
The hydrodynamic simulation revealed that connectivity varies greatly with season and 
behaviour. The modelling part of the study only demonstrated a potential direct, strong and 
natural connection in the area of the river mouth of the Scheldt containing the ports of 
Vlissingen and Zeebrugge, but not the port of Antwerp. Antwerp, the only non-marine harbour, 
potentially showed a low unilateral connection with the other ports during the year 2011, 
species would be able to move from Antwerp to the other ports, but not the other way around. 
This oceanographic study suggest that water ballast exchange may at least increase the 
spreading of species or may create new connections at the scale of the studied area. The main 
uncertainties of this study are the absence of inter-annual variability assessment and the 
simplified behaviour of species in the model. Results from the oceanographic and biological 
studies seem to re-enforce each other.  
 
Keywords: Ballast water management convention; Oceanographic study; Invasive species; 
Hydrodynamic model; Individual based model  


Assessment of the ecological implications when installing an SRA between Belgium and the Netherlands: an oceanographic pilot study

Paredes-Coral, E.

Deprez, T.

tkint, T.

Vanblaere, S.

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Poster presentation Informative poster 
Bridging the gap between skills demand and supply in the maritime and 
marine sectors: MATES Project  
Paredes-Coral Evelyn, Deprez Tim, tkint Tim and Vanblaere Shanna 
Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Research Group, Campus Sterre S8, 
Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Gent, Belgium  
E-mail: evelyn.paredescoral@ugent.be  
 
Are the marine and maritime sectors ready to fill the skills needs of their workforce? 
 
MATES* is a Maritime Alliance for fostering the European Blue Economy through a Marine 
Technology Skilling Strategy (https://www.projectmates.eu). This project is part of the New Skills 
Agenda of the European Commission aimed at reducing the mismatch between the skills people 
are taught and the skills required to meet the needs of fast-changing labour markets. 
MATES’ objective is to develop a skills strategy that addresses the main drivers of change to the 
maritime industry with particular interest in shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy. The 
workforce at both sectors requires new capacities to succeed in an increasingly digital, green 
and knowledge driven economy. Increasing the attractiveness of the sectors through a robust 
dissemination and outreach plan besides ensuring future adoption of the strategy is also 
foreseen. The skills strategy will be enriched and validated by experts and priorities will be 
identified in order to setup and test 11 pilot case studies on digital skills, green skills, mobility, 
innovation management, curricula development and ocean literacy. Additionally, Ocean Literacy 
initiatives will be carried out with an appropriate industrial perspective in order to refresh the 
image of the maritime industry addressing the youngsters and current workforce. 
The MATES consortium brings together a multidisciplinary partnership with the experience and 
expertise of 17 partners from eight European countries, coordinated by the Centro Tecnológico 
del Mar (CETMAR) Foundation of Spain. Ghent University, through the Marine Training Platform 
(www.marinetraining.eu) actively participates with expertise in the analysis of education and 
training needs as well as in the dissemination of events and training offers gathered by the 
project. 
 
Keywords: Skills-needs; Shipbuilding; Offshore renewable energy; Blue-economy 
  


Bridging the gap between skills demand and supply in the maritime and marine sectors: MATES Project

van der Knaap, I.

Reubens, J.

Campbell, J.

Winter, W.

Slabbekoorn, H.

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Oral presentation Pre-doc level 
Effects of seismic sound on the movement and behaviour of wild Atlantic 
Cod (Gadus morhua) in the BPNS  
van der Knaap Inge1, Reubens Jan2, Campbell James3, Winter Erwin3 and Slabbekoorn Hans3 
1  Universiteit Gent, Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (UGent-MARBIOL), Campus De Sterre S8, 
Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Gent, Belgium 
E-mail: inge.vanderknaap@ugent.be  
2  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), InnovOcean site, Wandelaarkaai 7, 8400 Oostende, Belgium 
3  Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen UR, PO Box 68, 1970 AB IJmuiden, The Netherlands 
In the search for offshore resources like oil and gas, exploration of the seabed is performed by 
seismic vessels. These vessels are equipped with air guns emitting a loud blasting sound 
towards the sea bottom. Due to its characteristics of low frequency and high power, these 
seismic sounds travels far and yield high resolution information on the bottom structure but 
that also makes it a potential tread to marine aquatic life. The hearing range of most fish falls 
within the low frequency range (100-500 Hz) and the effects seismic surveys might have on their 
behaviour and physiology are unclear. In 2016 a Joint Industry Program (JIP) was initiated to 
investigate the potential impacts of seismic sound on Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua). As part of 
this project we investigated the effects of a seismic survey on the movement and behaviour of 
wild cod resident in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS). In the summer of 2018 we tagged a 
total of 56 fish with acoustic transmitters to track their movement, depth usage and 
acceleration (average displacement along 3 axes) while a seismic survey took place. The survey 
was operational for three full days and had a closest approach of approximately 2km from the 
study site (Belwind offshore Windpark). Here, we will present the first results showing the 
movement and behaviour of individual wild cod and how this changes over time and under the 
influence of seismic sound. 
 
Keywords: Seismic sound; Telemetry; Atlantic cod; Animal behavior; BPNS 
 
 
  


Effects of seismic sound on the movement and behaviour of wild Atlantic Cod (<em>Gadus morhua</em>) in the BPNS

Tonné, N.

Marsan, A.-A.

Oset Garcia, P.

Larkin, K.

Derycke, P.

Calewaert, J.-B.

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Demo Booth 
EMODnet: Your gateway to marine data in Europe  
Tonné Nathalie1, Marsan Andrée-Anne1, Oset García Paula2, Larkin Kate1, Derycke Pascal1 and 
Calewaert Jan-Bart1 
1  The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), Wandelaarkaai 7 - pakhuis 
68, 8400 Oostende, Belgium 
E-mail: nathalie.tonne@emodnet.eu  
2  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), InnovOcean site, Wandelaarkaai 7, 8400 Oostende, Belgium 
 
Marine data are needed for many purposes: for acquiring a better scientific understanding of 
the marine environment, but increasingly also for decision making as well as supporting 
economic growth. Data must be of sufficient quality to meet the specific users’ needs and be 
accessible in a timely manner. Both conditions are essential to achieving the crucial balance 
between making optimal use of our marine resources and protecting them. 
 
Yet, despite being critical, this timely access to high-quality data proves challenging. Europe’s 
marine data have traditionally been collected by a myriad of entities with the result that much 
of our data are scattered throughout unconnected databases and repositories. Even when data 
are available, they are often not compatible what makes the sharing of the information and 
data-aggregation impossible. Going to sea to set up new research cruises to gather data that 
already exist, is timely and costly. 
 
To tackle those problems, in 2007 the European Commission through its Directorate General for 
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) initiated the development of the European Marine 
Observation and Data network, EMODnet, a long-term initiative in the framework of the EU’s 
Integrated Maritime Policy. Today EMODnet is comprised of more than 150 organisations which 
work together to assemble marine data and metadata and make them, together with ready-to-
use data products, easily and freely accessible for a wider range of users. This "collect once and 
use many times" philosophy benefits all marine data users, including policy makers, scientists, 
private industry and the public. 
 
Currently, EMODnet consists of seven sub-portals providing access to marine data and 
information from the following broad themes: bathymetry, geology, physics, chemistry, biology, 
seabed habitats, and human activities. Since the beginning of 2017, the EMODnet Data Ingestion 
Portal was launched which facilitates additional data managers to ingest their marine datasets 
for further processing, publishing as open data, and contributing to applications for society. 
 
With this increase in EMODnet Open Marine Data, initiatives, such as the upcoming second 
edition of the OpenSeaLab Hackathon, are set up to seek new opportunities in the blue 
economy through the development of new applications using the marine data offered by 
EMODnet. The event will take place this Autumn from 4 to 6 September 2019, in Antwerp 
(Belgium). Registrations are free and will open in March 2019. More information can be found at 
www.opensealab.eu. 
 
Keywords: Marine open data; Blue growth; Thematic lots; Hackathon 
  


EMODnet: Your gateway to marine data in Europe

Oceans & Lakes

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Demo Booth 
Master of Science in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management  
Oceans & Lakes 
Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management, Secretariat, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 
(VUB), Pleinlaan 2 F8.06, 1050 Brussels, Belgium 
E-mail: oceansandlakes@vub.be 
  
The 2-year master programme “Master of Science in Marine and Lacustrine Science and 
Management” (in short: “Oceans & Lakes”) addresses students with a background in Sciences. 
Oceans & Lakes is an interuniversity programme organized by the Faculty of Sciences of Vrije 
Universiteit Brussel, Universiteit Antwerpen and Universiteit Gent. It provides students with 
strong fundamental and applied knowledge and prepares them for an active role in scientific 
research and management of marine and lacustrine systems. The programme provides insight 
into the diversity and complexity of life and processes in oceans, lakes and estuaries. It adopts 
a multidisciplinary approach integrating physical, chemical geological, ecological and societal 
aspects and including nature conservation and sustainable development. Oceans & Lakes is 
open to holders of a bachelor’s degree in biology, biochemistry and biotechnology, chemistry, 
geology, geography, geography and geomatics, bio-engineering or environmental sciences. 
 
Keywords: Master programme; Oceans & Lakes  
  


Master of Science in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management

Debusschere, E.

Goossens, J.

T’Jampens, M.

Cattrijsse, A.

Deneudt, K.

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Demo Booth 
Mooring scientific instruments in challenging North Sea conditions – 
Troubled water  
Reubens Jan1, Debusschere Elisabeth1, Goossens Jolien2, T'Jampens Michiel1, Cattrijsse Andre1 and 
Deneudt Klaas1 
1  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), InnovOcean site, Wandelaarkaai 7, 8400 Oostende, Belgium 
 E-mail: jan.reubens@vliz.be 
2  Universiteit Gent: Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (UGent-MARBIOL), Campus De Sterre, 
s8, Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Gent, Belgium 
 
Marine and coastal ecosystems should be managed in a sustainable way by 2020 with effective 
regulations in place, as stated by the United Nations sustainable development goals.  To have 
an effective management in place, ecosystem functioning and dynamics should be thoroughly 
understood and detailed information on movement behaviour and habitat use should be 
available. In the framework of the Belgian contribution to LifeWatch (http://www.lifewatch.be/) 
a biodiversity Observatory was established in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BPNS) to 
provide the scientific data needed for management and conservation of species and habitats. 
For the Observatory, hydrophones, among other scientific instruments, are deployed in the 
coastal waters of the BPNS. These hydrophones detect the presence of marine mammals and 
tagged fish. 
The hydrophones are installed at strategic locations and different installation methods are 
used. Mooring scientific equipment in the coastal waters of the North Sea is challenging. Strong 
currents, sediment transport and high waves prevail. Moreover, many different anthropogenic 
and natural sound sources mask the recordings the instruments. As a result, attachment 
methods and mooring designs should be well-considered. Where feasible, hydrophones are 
attached to a construction on the seabed (e.g. ship wreck, wind turbine) or at surface buoys (e.g 
beacons for navigation or research).  At locations where no structure is available, other mooring 
methods are required. 
 
At the Flanders Marine Institute, we developed a mooring frame for the installation of scientific 
instruments at the seabed. The mooring facilitates a convenient, cost-effective deployment with 
no disposal of material after recovery, minimal chance of loss of equipment and an assurance of 
high quality data. Moreover, the design is modulated and tested for the inclusion of other 
scientific instruments for oceanographic and/or biological research. Do you want to learn more 
about this mooring device? Visit us at the LifeWatch Demo booth! 
 
Keywords: Scientific instruments; Bottom mooring; VLIZ tripode; Observatory 
  


Mooring scientific instruments in challenging North Sea conditions – troubled water

Dewitte, E.

Bouchti, Z.

Knockaert, C.

Rondelez, J.

Tyberghein, L.

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Demo Booth 
ScheldeMonitor: The online data and information hub for the Scheldt 
Estuary  
Dewitte Elien, Bouchti Zohra, Knockaert Carolien, Rondelez Jelle and Tyberghein Lennert 
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), InnovOcean site, Wandelaarkaai 7, 8400 Oostende, Belgium 
E-mail: elien.dewitte@vliz.be   
 
The Sea Scheldt, its tidal tributaries (Durme, Rupel with the Zenne, Dijle, Grote Nete and Kleine 
Nete), the Western Scheldt and its mouth have a unique tidal ecosystem that provides many 
services, including a significant impact on the economy, society and nature. It has been, and still 
is, the subject in numerous fundamental and applied scientific studies. 
 
In the framework of the cross-border Flemish-Dutch long-term vision of the Scheldt Estuary, a 
knowledge and information portal was set up for research and monitoring in the Scheldt 
(http://www.scheldemonitor.org). Yearly, there is a large update of Scheldt related data in the 
dataportal and every five years, a large evaluation of the quality of the Scheldt is executed by a 
consortium. The first five-year-period (T2009) handles data over the period 2005-2009, and in 
2018 the second evaluation (2010-2015) of the Scheldt was completed (T2015). This data, as well 
as literature and reports supporting the several types of ongoing research in the Scheldt, is 
available through this online platform. 
 
To gain insight in the dynamics of the Scheldt area through time, a series of historical maps 
were added. An application makes it possible to visualize and compare a current map with a 
historical map of choice. Currently 128 maps are accessible dating from the 16th till the 20th 
century. 
 
In general, ScheldeMonitor offers information (expertise, literature, projects, etc.), data 
(datasets, measurements, etc.) and data products (maps, graphs, indicators, etc.) and can be 
accessed at http://www.scheldemonitor.org 
 
Keywords: Scheldt; Dataportal; Waterquality; Morphodynamics; Physico-chemistry; Ecology; 
Diversity; Tidal ecosystems; Estuary 
  


ScheldeMonitor: The online data and information hub for the Scheldt Estuary

Van der Aa, P.

Vieira, C.

Guiry, M.D.R.

Verbruggen, H.

De Clerck, O.

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Poster presentation Competition poster 
Supertree: Toward a comprehensive phylogeny for brown seaweeds 
(Phaeophyceae, Ochrophyta)  
Van der Aa Pierrot1, Vieira Christophe1, Guiry Michael2, Verbruggen Heroen3 and De Clerck Olivier1 
1  Universiteit Gent: Onderzoeksgroep Fycologie (UGent), Campus De Sterre, S8, Krijgslaan 281, 
9000 Gent, Belgium 
E-mail: pvderaa@vub.be 
2  National University of Ireland, AlgaeBase, Room 301, Ryan Institute, National University of 
Ireland, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland 
3  School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Botany building (122), Professors Walk, Ground 
floor, room 104, Victoria, 3010, Australia 
 
Large and comprehensive phylogenetic trees are desirable for studying macroevolutionary 
processes. The brown seaweeds or Phaeophyceae comprise of over 2000 species (Guiry and 
Guiry, 2018). Over the past few years, molecular-assisted taxonomic studies have significantly 
contributed to our knowledge of the biodiversity within several phaeophycean groups. 
Phylogenetic efforts have nonetheless been directed towards lower taxonomic ranks, notable 
genera or family at best. Silberfeld et al. (2011, 2014) provided the first phylogenetic tree for the 
Phaeophyceae including representatives of most orders, refinining our understanding of 
ordinal-level phylogenetic relationships. A comprehensive phylogeny of the Phaeophyceae, 
encompassing all presently known species, is nevertheless still lacking. This project aims to 
provide the first all-inclusive tree of life of the brown seaweeds, by applying a supertree 
approach. This will be done by compiling sequences of all species of brown seaweeds for twelve 
well represented nuclear, mitochondrial and chloroplast markers from online nucleotide 
databases. Phylogenies at the ordinal-level will be first constructed using a maximum likelihood 
and Bayesian analyses, and latter grafted to an updated backbone phylogeny. 
 
Keywords: Phaeophyceae; Phylogeny; Supertree; Brown seaweeds 
  


Supertree: Toward a comprehensive phylogeny for brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae, Ochrophyta)

Kerkhove, T.R.

De Backer, A.

Mol, J.

Volckaert, F.

De Troch, M.

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Oral presentation Pre-doc level 
Supporting SDGs through genetic research in sustainable shrimp fisheries 
management  
Kerkhove Thomas1, De Backer Annelies2, Mol Jan3, Volckaert Filip4 and De Troch Marleen1 
1  Ghent University, Department of Biology, Marine Biology Research Group, Campus Sterre S8, 
Krijgslaan 281, B-9000 Gent, Belgium  
E-mail: thomas.kerkhove@ugent.be  
2  ILVO – Flanders research institute for agriculture, fisheries and food – Aquatic Environment 
and Quality, Ankerstraat 1, 8400 Oostende, Belgium  
3  Anton de Kom University of Suriname, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Leysweg 86, 
Postbus 9212, Paramaribo, Suriname 
4  Laboratory of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Genomics, Charles Deberiotstraat 32 - box 2439, 
3000 Leuven, Belgium  
 
Our research focusses on one of the core topics of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 
(Life Below Water) and one of the main sectors of the blue economy: the sustainability of 
fisheries. As a case-study, we focus on the exploitation of the Atlantic seabob shrimp 
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri in the Guianan Ecoregion (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) in South 
America, where this species constitutes the most important shrimp resource for both artisanal 
and industrial fisheries. Concerns about the sustainability of the fishery in the Guianan 
Ecoregion, especially in Suriname, have led to a joint strategy taken by the artisanal and 
industrial fishery, NGOs, academic researchers and the government. This strategy towards a 
sustainable exploitation of the species is unique for a developing country, and resulted in 
awarding the fishery with the MSC label for sustainable practices, being the first tropical shrimp 
fishery worldwide obtaining this label. However, to achieve a real ecosystem approach to 
fisheries (EAF), important questions on the genetics of the species, more specifically on its 
phylogeny and population structure in the Guianan Ecoregion, still remain unanswered. 
 
The obtained genetic data to support fisheries management has been applied in a two-pronged 
approach: first, analysis of several genetic markers revealed the presence of an additional, 
undescribed species of the seabob shrimp. This second species differs notably in its ecology, 
since it only inhabits the inshore zone, essentially in the area where artisanal fishermen 
operate. Furthermore, its densities seem to be much lower than the described seabob shrimp, 
which could have serious implications for its sustainable exploitation and conservation. Next to 
that, the stock structure of the shrimp is analysed using microsatellite markers, which were 
newly developed using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). The first results indicate a genetic 
differentiation between different stocks in the Guianan Ecoregion, new information which has to 
be taken into account in fisheries management. 
 
The extensive sampling campaign was thanks to a very close cooperation with the fisheries 
industry. As such, this industry-ecology linking is an important component of the success of the 
scientific research behind the MSC certification, and can act as a blueprint for supporting the 
SDGs. We focus on Suriname and Guyana, which are both regarded as Small Island Developing 
States (SIDS), a group of small developing countries (not necessarily islands) which are a prime 
focus of the SDGs. Because of their small size and small population, SIDS experience a 
proportionally far greater benefit from the sustainable exploitation of marine resources than 
larger countries. Next to SDG 14, there are several links with the other SDGs: SDG2 (Food 
Security), SDG8 (Employment and Growth) and SDG12 (Responsible Consumption and 
Production). 
 
 
  
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This case study clearly illustrates the application of scientific insights to sustainable 
development and thus will contribute positively to the achievement of the SDGs. Furthermore, 
this model of MSC linking of industry-ecology does not only apply for developing countries but 
can also be brought into practice in developed countries and thus also in the Belgian part of the 
North Sea. 
 
Keywords: Tropical shrimp fisheries; Genetic research; Sustainable Development Goals; MSC 
label 
 
 
  


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