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Burn and smoking ban on all Frisian Wadden islands

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Due to dry weather conditions, a burn and smoking ban is in place on the islands of Ameland, Vlieland, Schiermonnikoog ...

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Two million kilos from MSC Zoe salvaged from North Sea

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So far, the ongoing clean-up effort following the MSC Zoe container spill in January has salvaged around 2 million kilos ...

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Oil slick poses threat to Wadden Islands

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A three-kilometre-long and 80-metre-wide oil slick in the North Sea could impact the coastlines of the Wadden Islands later this ...

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Drilling location on Ameland washed away by storm, raising contamination concerns

by The Northern Times

January 8, 2019

A former NAM drilling location on the island of Ameland was washed away by high tide during the storm surge ...

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Calls for coordinated container clean-up effort increase

January 7, 2019

Political representatives across Friesland are calling for a national contingency plan for the Wadden Sea region in response to the ...

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Medicine drone crashed at sea during Schiermonnikoog test flight

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Medicine drone crashed at sea during Schiermonnikoog test flight

by The Northern Times

December 11, 2018

A drone for delivering medicine to the Wadden Islands on a test flight from Lauwersoog crashed in the Wadden Sea ...

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Wadden Islands have highest density of eateries, shops

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Wadden Islands have highest density of eateries, shops

by Matthijs van Houten

There are more shops and restaurants per capita on the Dutch Wadden Islands than anywhere else in the Netherlands. Translation ...

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Second wind farm north of Schiermonnikoog

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Second wind farm north of Schiermonnikoog

by The Northern Times

A second wind farm will be built in the waters north of the Wadden island Schiermonnikoog. The wind farm will ...

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Afsluitdijk Wadden Center

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Afsluitdijk Wadden Center now open

On Thursday, the Afsluitdijk Wadden Center held an official opening ceremony. Kornwerderzand, a settlement located on the Afsluitdijk, is now ...

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