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Mathilde
Mar 12, 20234 min read
The Canary Islands - a cetacean hotspot
The following blog post was originally written for ORCA and posted on https://www.orca.org.uk/. What would you do if at two weeks’...
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Mathilde
Oct 26, 20226 min read
That’s a wrap on King Seaways!
The following blog post was originally written for ORCA together with my colleague Nina and posted on https://www.orca.org.uk/. Hello...
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Mathilde
Sep 21, 20223 min read
What is that floating in the North Sea?
The following blog post was originally written for ORCA and posted on https://www.orca.org.uk/. It is July already! Summer really is...
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Mathilde
Sep 14, 20224 min read
Harbour porpoises and bottlenose dolphins of the North Sea!
This is a post written whilst working as an Ocean Conservationist with ORCA I have just finished my fourth rotation on King Seaways, I...
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Mathilde
Apr 26, 20224 min read
Harbour porpoises and wind farms
The following blog post was originally written for ORCA and posted on https://www.orcaweb.org.uk/. All blog posts I write while working...
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Mathilde
Mar 23, 20223 min read
New job and new adventures
Sorry for the inactivity in the last few months on my blog. But I have started an amazing new job which took all of my time and...
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Mathilde
Jan 28, 20223 min read
Stars of the sea
A new year and time for some new blog posts. And let’s start the year with something that is happening to the beached of the coast of...
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Mathilde
Dec 31, 20215 min read
Green new year's resolutions
2021 is coming to an end, for many it's the time to reflect or to look forward to 2022 with some new year resolutions. I want to be...
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Mathilde
Jul 12, 20213 min read
A unique beach reserve: Noordvoort
It's been a while since I posted anything on my blog, the reason? I was busy with my traineeship with Het Groene Strand ( the green...
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Mathilde
May 28, 20214 min read
One of the most popular seabird species.
Puffins! My absolute favourite seabirds are Puffins, specifically the Atlantic puffin. I think that everyone knows these little black and...
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Mathilde
May 21, 20213 min read
Which marine animal is this? Has it got any unique abilities?
Sometimes when you walk on the beach you might see more animals, or should I say parts of animals, then you think. One of these animals...
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Mathilde
Apr 30, 20215 min read
Let's rock the shores! Ecosystems of the sea: Rocky shores.
A habitat that I really miss is the rocky shore habitat. The shore line of the Netherlands consists mostly out of sandy shore, in other...
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Mathilde
Apr 23, 20215 min read
The sounds of the sea.
Is it just me, or does the sound of waves crashing onto the shore something that makes you feel relaxed? The sounds of waves is the sound...
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Mathilde
Apr 16, 20213 min read
Dragons of the sea
There are dragons living in our seas and oceans, not the mythical fire breathing kind, but the beautiful and graceful almost fairy...
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Mathilde
Apr 12, 20217 min read
Let's talk Seaspiracy
A documentary on Netflix is causing quite a bit of commotion in the world of the fisheries and overall in the (marine science) world....
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Mathilde
Apr 2, 20214 min read
Planet Oceanus: A river in the ocean
There is only one ocean basin which connects all the worlds oceans. But all this water is always on the move through currents. The most...
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Mathilde
Mar 26, 20213 min read
A walrus adventure
On the 14th of March 2021 something strange happened at the west coast of Ireland. There was a Walrus sighting and last weekend the 21st...
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Mathilde
Mar 12, 20214 min read
Are we loosing touch with nature on the beach?
The beach; a beautiful stretch of land made out of sand that connects the sea with the land. Most people see the beach as place to enjoy...
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Mathilde
Mar 5, 20213 min read
Planet Oceanus: terminology
In my previous post I mentioned the term euphotic zone and perhaps not everyone might know what this is and/or means. Which made me think...
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Mathilde
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Whale poop vs. climate change
Wait, whale poop vs. climate change? How does that work? Let me try and explain. Whales, especially the larger deep diving species like...
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