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As a consequence, next to gravel beds and oyster banks, biogenic reefs of Lanice and Sabellaria are<br>one of the three priorities for marine nature restoration in the BPNS, as stipulated by the Federal Public Service Health,<br>Food Chain Safety and Environment (https://www.health.belgium.be/nl/prioriteren-maatregelen-0).<br>Numerous studies and projects (BELREEFS, Reefcovery, BlueConnect, etc.) are already underway for the first two<br>priorities, which are largely associated with hard-bottom substrates. Lanice aggregations and Sabellaria reefs, on the<br>other hand, although each bound to specific environmental conditions, naturally occur on soft substrates. However,<br>knowledge about these species, their occurrence, and how they can be stimulated and restored is currently rather<br>limited. Few studies have been conducted on this topic, and these moreover focus on the intertidal zone (e.g.,<br>Coastbusters Lanice).<br>In the proposed study we intend to lay the foundation for nature restoration/creation with tube worms in the subtidal<br>zone. Based on the business model of the project partners we have identified a number of knowledge gaps that are<br>crucial to develop new business activities re. tube worm habitat restoration: Firstly we want to explore if multibeam<br>echosounder (MBES), a very common and widely-used technique in various maritime activities to map the seabed, can<br>also be applied to detect tube worm aggregations and thus ascertain habitat suitability (WP1). To investigate this, a<br>multibeam campaign will be executed in the subtidal Project zone C of Seafarm Westdiep. Secondly, we want to study<br>the feasibility of modifying local environmental conditions, for example through addition of materials, to promote tube<br>worm recruitment and growth (WP2). For both business cases we will analyse practical applicability based on relevant<br>technical and economic criteria (e.g. cost-benefits, integration with other activities, geographical scaling, …) and map<br>the financing possibilities in order to validate the business case. We will moreover elucidate the legal framework and<br>clarify the permitting process for nature-supporting activities based on tube worms. Lastly, we want to investigate<br>whether project zone C is a representative pilot location for a broader follow-up study (for example demonstrating<br>substrate addition to stimulate tube worm development). Based on the knowledge gained within the current feasibility<br>study, we then foresee a number of follow-up projects in order to further develop and validate the different business<br>cases.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>","AbstractOtherLang":"<figure class=\"table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br>Buiswormen zoals Lanice sp. en Sabellaria sp. zijn ecologisch belangrijk in de Noordzee vanwege hun rifvormende<br>vermogen, wat leidt tot een grotere soortendiversiteit door de vorming van complexe structuren op de zeebodem. Deze riffen zorgen voor een<br>stabielere omgeving met meer beschutting, waardoor de voedselketen wordt versterkt en ze bovendien bescherming bieden tegen erosie<br>door zand vast te houden. Bijgevolg vormen de biogene riffen van Lanice en Sabellaria, naast grindbanken en oesterbanken,<br>een van de drie prioriteiten voor het herstel van de mariene natuur in het BPNS, zoals vastgelegd door de Federale Overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid,<br>Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu (https://www.health.belgium.be/nl/prioriteren-maatregelen-0).<br>Er lopen al talrijke studies en projecten (BELREEFS, Reefcovery, BlueConnect, enz.) voor de eerste twee<br>prioriteiten, die grotendeels verband houden met harde bodemsubstraten. Lanice-aggregaties en Sabellaria-riffen daarentegen<br>komen, hoewel elk gebonden aan specifieke omgevingsomstandigheden, van nature voor op zachte substraten. De<br>kennis over deze soorten, hun voorkomen en hoe ze kunnen worden gestimuleerd en hersteld, is momenteel echter nogal<br>beperkt. Er zijn maar weinig studies uitgevoerd over dit onderwerp, en deze richten zich bovendien op de getijdenzone (bijv.<br>Coastbusters Lanice).<br>In de voorgestelde studie willen we de basis leggen voor natuurherstel/natuurcreatie met buiswormen in de subtidale<br>zone. Op basis van het bedrijfsmodel van de projectpartners hebben we een aantal kennisleemtes die<br>van cruciaal belang zijn voor de ontwikkeling van nieuwe bedrijfsactiviteiten op het gebied van het herstel van de leefomgeving van buiswormen: Ten eerste willen we onderzoeken of multibeam-<br>echolood (MBES), een veel voorkomende en wijdverbreide techniek bij diverse maritieme activiteiten om de zeebodem in kaart te brengen,<br>ook kan worden ingezet om concentraties van buiswormen op te sporen en zo de geschiktheid van de leefomgeving vast te stellen (WP1). Om dit te onderzoeken,<br>zal een multibeam-campagne worden uitgevoerd in de subtidale projectzone C van Seafarm Westdiep. Ten tweede willen we<br>de haalbaarheid onderzoeken van het aanpassen van lokale omgevingscondities, bijvoorbeeld door toevoeging van materialen, om de<br>aanwas en groei van buiswormen te bevorderen (WP2). Voor beide businesscases zullen we de praktische toepasbaarheid analyseren op basis van relevante<br>technische en economische criteria (bijv. kosten-baten, integratie met andere activiteiten, geografische schaalbaarheid, …) en<br>de financieringsmogelijkheden in kaart brengen om de businesscase te valideren. Bovendien zullen we het wettelijke kader toelichten en<br>het vergunningsproces verduidelijken voor natuurondersteunende activiteiten op basis van buiswormen. Ten slotte willen we onderzoeken<br>of projectzone C een representatieve proeflocatie is voor een breder vervolgonderzoek (bijvoorbeeld het demonstreren van<br>substraattoevoeging om de ontwikkeling van buiswormen te stimuleren). Op basis van de kennis die binnen de huidige haalbaarheidsstudie wordt vergaard<br>, voorzien we vervolgens een aantal vervolgprojecten om de verschillende businesscases verder te ontwikkelen en te valideren.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>","DateLastModified":{"date":"2026-06-24 11:56:15.489390","timezone_type":1,"timezone":"+02:00"},"ParentProID":null,"BeginYear":2025,"EndYear":2026,"BMonth":10,"EMonth":9,"BeginMonth":"October","EndMonth":"September","OrigTitleLangCode":null,"OrigTitleLangID":null,"OrigTitleLangNL":null,"OrigTitleLang":null,"OtherAbstractLangCode":"nl","OtherAbstractLangID":41,"OtherAbstractLang":"Dutch","OtherAbstractLangNL":"Nederlands","Progress":"In Progress","ProgressNL":"Gestart","PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":1,"ND":"2026-06-18","UD":"2026-06-24","DMPFlag":0,"Budget":1,"BudgetCurrency":null},"parent":null,"persons":null,"projects":null,"events":null,"datasets":null,"institutes":[{"instituterec":{"Acronym":"VLIZ","ProPartID":20058,"PublicFlag":1,"OrigNameLangCode":"en","OrigNameLangID":15,"FullOrigName":"Flanders Marine Institute","Line1":"VLIZ – InnovOcean Campus","Line2":"Jacobsenstraat 1","Line3":"8400 Oostende","Line4":null,"InsID":36,"FullStandardName":"Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee","Role":"Co-ordinator","RoleID":7,"EncAddress":"VLIZ – InnovOcean Campus, Jacobsenstraat 1, 8400 Oostende, Belgium"},"parent":null,"institutes":null,"references":null,"conferences":null,"datasets":null,"persons":[{"Surname":"Vandorpe","Firstname":"Thomas","Initials":"T.","LeaderFlag":0,"PersID":24191,"Role":"Co-ordinator","RoleID":7,"PastInstitute":0,"BeginDay":1,"BeginMonth":4,"BeginYear":2017,"EndDay":null,"EndMonth":null,"EndYear":null},{"Surname":"Moulaert","Firstname":"Ine","Initials":"I.","LeaderFlag":0,"PersID":11192,"Role":null,"RoleID":null,"PastInstitute":0,"BeginDay":1,"BeginMonth":9,"BeginYear":2020,"EndDay":null,"EndMonth":null,"EndYear":null}],"pastpers":null,"subpers":null,"projects":null,"urls":null,"pictures":null,"published":null,"affrefs":null,"collections":null,"thesterms":null,"taxterms":null,"geoterms":null,"thestermsFRIS":null,"nXtins":null,"previns":null,"spcols":null,"resmessage":"no id specified","complete":0,"participantrec":null,"peerrevs":null,"urlmaps":null}],"refs":null,"urls":null,"thesterms":[{"ThesaurusTerm":"Artificial reefs","ThestID":570,"ThesTypID":1,"ThesType":"ASFA Thesaurus List","OrigThesTerm":"Artificial reefs","DutchTerm":null,"Code":"c_25395"},{"ThesaurusTerm":"Biogenic sedimentary structures","ThestID":932,"ThesTypID":1,"ThesType":"ASFA Thesaurus List","OrigThesTerm":"Biogenic sedimentary structures","DutchTerm":"Biogenetische sedimentaire structuren","Code":"c_7b2bdaf9"},{"ThesaurusTerm":"Environmental engineering design","ThestID":179596,"ThesTypID":23,"ThesType":"Flemish Research Disciplines","OrigThesTerm":"Environmental engineering design","DutchTerm":"Ontwerp van milieu-ingenieurstechnieken","Code":"02070107"},{"ThesaurusTerm":"PRINC_FUND - 5552 - VLAIO - Blue Cluster - cSBO","ThestID":177802,"ThesTypID":21,"ThesType":"FRIS Principal Funding Codes","OrigThesTerm":"PRINC_FUND - 5552 - VLAIO - Blue Cluster - cSBO","DutchTerm":"PRINC_FUND - 5552 - VLAIO - Blauwe Cluster - cSBO","Code":"5552"},{"ThesaurusTerm":"Project","ThestID":181641,"ThesTypID":33,"ThesType":"Project Types","OrigThesTerm":"Project","DutchTerm":"Project","Code":null}],"taxterms":null,"geoterms":null,"funderids":null,"othtermsFRIS":null,"pictures":[],"spcols":null,"resmessage":"","complete":1}
