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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 19, 20218 min read
Reminiscing to 2017: Scotland part 2
About a month ago I wrote a blog post about my time living in Scotland as an Erasmus exchange student. As you might remember at the end...
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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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Mathilde
Feb 19, 20216 min read
Reminiscing to 2017, A Scottish year part 1.
Today’s post is a bit different from my previous posts, as I have started to reminisce on past travels and periods that I have been...
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Mathilde
Feb 12, 20214 min read
Sharks! Beautiful, important and under threat.
Sharks have the stereotypical perception of being killers that eat everything that they come across and see. They got this perception...
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Mathilde
Feb 6, 20214 min read
Harbour porpoises of the North Sea in decline or increasing?
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is probably one of my favourite cetacean species. (Cetacean = whales, dolphins and porpoises.)...
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Mathilde
Jan 28, 20214 min read
Introducing my hometown, a marine wildlife hotspot!
My home town is the town of IJmuiden. IJmuiden is a fishing town at the North Sea coast of North-Holland and is surrounded by a steel...
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