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Threshold values on environmental chemical contaminants in seafood in the European Economic Area Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek

Bavo De Witte, Bert Coleman, Karen Bekaert, Stepan Boitsov, Maria Joao Botelho, Javier Castro-Jimeneze, Conor Duffy, Friederike Habedank, Evin McGovern, Koen Parmentier, et al.
Seafood safety regulation within the European Economic Area has been strongly harmonised, including uniformisation of maximum levels on contaminants and toxins in seafood. Nevertheless, individual countries still have national limit values for different contaminant groups. This publication summarizes currently existing maximum levels on environmental chemical contaminants in seafood and seaweed that are established within the European Economic ...

Potential of microalgae as flavoring agents for plant-based seafood alternatives Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek

Bert Coleman, Bavo De Witte, Barbara Duquenne, Christof Van Poucke, Johan Robbens, Koen De Reu, Klaas Timmermans, Ann Ruttens, Lander Blommaert, Koenraad Muylaert, et al.
The aroma and taste of eight different phototrophic microalgae species were investigated and compared with five seaweeds to evaluate their potential as flavor ingredients in plant-based seafood alternatives. To assess their performance, commercial seafood flavoring products were used as a reference during the sensory evaluation and their chemical odor-active and taste-active profiles were compared with those of the algae. Stronger seafood odor ...

Ability of (extruded) pea protein products to partially replace pork meat in emulsified cooked sausages Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek

Keshia Broucke, Christof Van Poucke, Barbara Duquenne, Bavo De Witte, Marie-Christin Baune, Volker Lammers, Nino Terjung, Sandra Ebert, Monika Gibis, Jochen Weiss, et al.
The effect of replacing 20% pork meat in cooked sausages by Pea Protein Isolate (PPI), pea Low Moisture Extrudates (LME), and pea High Moisture Extrudate (HME) on the nutritional, techno-functional and sensorial properties of emulsified cooked sausages was investigated. All hybrid sausages contained all essential amino acids in sufficient amounts. Interestingly, extrusion significantly reduced the Anti-Nutritional Factors (ANF) trypsin and ...

Microplastic detection and identification by Nile red staining: Towards a semi-automated, cost- and time-effective technique Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek Universiteit Gent

Nelle Meyers, Ana Catarino, Annelies Declercq, Aisling Brenan, Lisa Devriese, Michiel Vandegehuchte, Bavo De Witte, Colin R Janssen, Gert Everaert
Microplastic pollution is an issue of concern due to the accumulation rates in the marine environment combined with
the limited knowledge about their abundance, distribution and associated environmental impacts. However, surveying
and monitoring microplastics in the environment can be time consuming and costly. The development of cost- and
time-effective methods is imperative to overcome some of the current critical bottlenecks in ...

4Demon : Integrating 40 years of Data on PCB and Metal Contamination in Marine Sediments of the Belgian Part of the North Sea Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek

Hong Minh Le, Karen Bekaert, Ruth Lagring, Bart Ampe, Ann Ruttens, Karien De Cauwer, Kris Hostens, Bavo De Witte
The assessment of historical data is important to understand long-term changes in the marine environment. Whereas time series analyses based on monitoring data typically span one or two decades, this work aimed to integrate 40 years of monitoring and research data on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and metals in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS). Multiple challenges were encountered: sampling locations changed over time, different ...

Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek Universiteit Hasselt Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

Francesca Pilotto, Ingolf Kühn, Rita Adrian, Renate Alber, Audrey Alignier, Christopher Andrews, Jaana Bäck, Luc Barbaro, Deborah Beaumont, Natalie Beenaerts, et al.
Local biodiversity trends over time are likely to be decoupled from global trends, as local processes may compensate or counteract global change. We analyze 161 long-term biological time series (15–91 years) collected across Europe, using a comprehensive dataset comprising ~6,200 marine, freshwater and terrestrial taxa. We test whether (i) local long-term biodiversity trends are consistent among biogeoregions, realms and taxonomic groups, and ...

Interdisciplinary science to support North Sea marine management: lessons learned and future demands. Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

Steven Degraer, Vera Van Lancker, Thaiënne van Dijk, Silvana Birchenough, Bavo De Witte, Mike Elliott, Sophie Le Bot, Henning Reiss, Vanessa Stelzenmüller, Saskia Van Gaever, et al.
The expected increase of maritime activities in the North Sea and the growing awareness of its natural environmental value require enhanced science-based environmental advice for more efficient and effective marine management. The North Sea Open Science Conference organised by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and the Belgian Biodiversity Platform in 2016 aimed to take stock of the present-day scientific knowledge on the North Sea ...