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Pieterjan Verhelst is a scientist at the Aquatic Management team and studies the anthropogenic impact on aquatic organisms. Through both fundamental and applied research, solutions are sought with water managers that lead to effective management. Pieterjan's core expertise mainly involves tracking diadromous fish with transmitters, a technique called telemetry.
Thematic List 2020
- Water
Taxonomic List
- fishes (Pisces)
Policy
- aquatic management
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PhD Kaat Thienpont: 'Lost in the Flow: combining 3D fish tracking, hydraulic modeling, and flow pattern analysis to improve fishway findability'
Pauwels, I. (Project leader), Bruneel, S. (Cooperator), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), Coeck, J. (Cooperator), De Maerteleire, N. (Cooperator), Lyssens, M. (Cooperator), Plaetinck, S. (Cooperator), Thienpont, K. (Cooperator) & Verhelst, P. (Cooperator)
1/11/25 → 31/10/29
Project: PhD (FWO)
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Monitoring of downstream migrating silver eel in the Blankenberge canal
Coeck, J. (Project leader), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), De Maerteleire, N. (Cooperator), Lyssens, M. (Cooperator), Pauwels, I. (Cooperator), Plaetinck, S. (Cooperator), Verhelst, P. (Cooperator) & Vermeulen, I. (Cooperator)
1/04/25 → 31/03/26
Project: EVINBO - Private sector
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Nature development vision for the coastal protection belt - NoViK
Provoost, S. (Project leader), Boumon, T. (Cooperator), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), Ollevier, A. (Cooperator), Stienen, E. (Cooperator), Turkelboom, F. (Cooperator), Vercruysse, L. (Cooperator), Verhelst, P. (Cooperator) & Verstraete, H. (Cooperator)
1/01/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Samenwerkingsovereenkomst INBO-ANB
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Development of a model-based tool for water management to improve fish migration in characteristic Flemish landscapes.
Verhelst, P. (Project leader), Bruneel, S. (Cooperator), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), Coeck, J. (Cooperator), De Maerteleire, N. (Cooperator), Lyssens, M. (Cooperator), Pauwels, I. (Cooperator), Plaetinck, S. (Cooperator), Rosseel, D. (Cooperator), Thienpont, K. (Cooperator) & Vermeulen, I. (Cooperator)
4/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: PhD (FWO)
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DTO-BioFlow - Integration of biodiversity monitoring data into the Digital Twin Ocean
Verhelst, P. (Project leader), Desmet, P. (Cooperator), Govaert, S. (Cooperator), Huybrechts, P. (Cooperator), Milotic, T. (Cooperator), Milotic, T. (Cooperator), Pauwels, I. (Cooperator) & Stienen, E. (Cooperator)
1/09/23 → 28/02/27
Project: EVINBO - Europees
Research output
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Abundance of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) is determined by diet rather than biosynthesis
Verhelst, P., Boyen, J., Monroig, Ó., Rigaux, A., Vlaeminck, B., Moens, T. & De Troch, M., 22-Jan-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Fish Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Advies over de passende beoordeling en natuurtoets voor waterwinning bij De Ganzepoot in Nieuwpoort
Geeraerts, C. (Main author), Verhelst, P., Bruneel, S., Teunen, L., Van Hecke, F., Lemmens, P. & Stienen, E., 16-Jun-2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.5032)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Contribution to Morphometrics and Ecology of Snow Trout (Schizothorax eurycephalus) and Stone Loach (Triplophysa ferganaensis)
Karimov, E., Omonov, O., Verhelst, P., Karimov, B. K., Schletterer, M. & Hayes, D. S., 4-Aug-2025, In: Fishes. 10, 8Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
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Electromagnetic fields and diadromous fish spawning migration: An urgent call for knowledge
Verhelst, P., Pauwels, I., Pohl, L., Reubens, J., Schilt, B. & Hermans, A., Feb-2025, In: Marine Environmental Research. 204, p. 106857Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Environmental flows assessment integrating snow trout habitat requirements in the Shakhimardan basin, Central Asia
Hayes, D. S., Hägele, T., Kopecki, I., Zeiringer, B., Karimov, E., Karimov, B. K., Coeck, J., Verhelst, P., De Keyser, J., Omonov, O. & Schneider, M., 15-Sept-2025, In: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › A1: Web of Science-article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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2012_LEOPOLDKANAAL - Acoustic telemetry data for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in a polder area in Flanders (Belgium)
Verhelst, P. (Creator), Buysse, D. (Creator), Baeyens, R. (Creator), De Maerteleire, N. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Gelaude, E. (Creator), Jacobs, Y. (Creator), Milotic, T. (Creator), Mouton, A. (Creator), Reyserhove, L. (Creator), Robberechts, K. (Creator) & Coeck, J. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 8-Dec-2020
DOI: 10.14284/428
Dataset
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2015_PHD_VERHELST_EEL - Acoustic telemetry data for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the Scheldt estuary and southern North Sea (Belgium)
Verhelst, P. (Creator), Reubens, J. (Creator), Coeck, J. (Creator), De Maerteleire, N. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Gelaude, E. (Creator), Mouton, A. (Creator), Pieters, S. (Creator), Reyserhove, L. (Creator), Robberechts, K. (Creator) & Moens, T. (Creator), Universiteit Gent, 9-Dec-2020
DOI: 10.14284/434
Dataset
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2013_ALBERTKANAAL - Acoustic telemetry data for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) and hatched Salmon (Salmo salar) in the Albert canal (Belgium)
Baeyens, R. (Creator), Vergeynst, J. (Creator), De Maerteleire, N. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Gelaude, E. (Creator), Milotic, T. (Creator), Mouton, A. (Creator), Pauwels, I. (Creator), Pieters, S. (Creator), Reyserhove, L. (Creator), Robberechts, K. (Creator), Verhelst, P. (Creator) & Coeck, J. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 8-Dec-2020
DOI: 10.14284/431
Dataset
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2015_PHD_VERHELST_COD - Acoustic telemetry data for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Scheldt estuary and southern North Sea (Belgium)
Verhelst, P. (Creator), Reubens, J. (Creator), Desmet, P. (Creator), Reyserhove, L. (Creator) & Moens, T. (Creator), Universiteit Gent, 9-Dec-2020
DOI: 10.14284/435
Dataset
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Code for report "Onderzoek naar vispasseerbaarheid van de sluisstuwcomplexen op het Afleidingskanaal van de Leie in Balgerhoeke en Schipdonk"
Bruneel, S. (Contributor), Buysse, D. (Contributor), Vandamme, L. (Contributor), Verhelst, P. (Contributor), Broos, S. (Contributor), De Maerteleire, N. (Contributor), Plaetinck, S. (Contributor), Rosseel, D. (Contributor), De Pauw, B. (Contributor), Vanden Houten, J. (Contributor) & Coeck, J. (Contributor), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 26-Sept-2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17211401, https://zenodo.org/records/17211401
Dataset: Software/Code
Activities
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Kennisuitwisselingsdag ILVO INBO WUR Onderzoek Schelde estuarium
Pauwels, I. (Invited speaker), Bruneel, S. (Invited speaker), Verhelst, P. (Invited speaker), Coeck, J. (Invited speaker) & Vanoverbeke, J. (Invited speaker)
16-Jan-2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Invasive Alien Species EU-level Horizon Scanning Workshop
Adriaens, T. (Organiser), D'hondt, B. (Participant), Strubbe, D. (Participant), Hillaert, J. (Participant), Delva, S. (Speaker), Devisscher, S. (Participant), Verhelst, P. (Participant), Verreycken, H. (Participant), Steen, F. (Participant), Scheers, K. (Participant), Everts, T. (Participant), Van Landuyt, W. (Participant) & Petersen, F. (Participant)
4-Nov-2024 → 5-Nov-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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DTO-Bioflow General Assembly & Kick-off Meeting
Desmet, P. (Participant) & Verhelst, P. (Participant)
27-Sept-2023 → 28-Sept-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Vissennetwerk over zoet-zout overgangen
Pauwels, I. (Participant), Buysse, D. (Participant), Verhelst, P. (Participant) & Coeck, J. (Participant)
7-Jun-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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6th international conference on fish telemetry (ICFT)
Pauwels, I. (Participant), Coeck, J. (Participant), Verhelst, P. (Participant), Bruneel, S. (Participant), Elings, J. (Participant) & Mawer, R. (Participant)
12-Jun-2023 → 16-Jun-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting