Personal profile
Research expertise
Rhea Maesele werkt sinds 2023 als wetenschapper bij het Team Monitoring en Herstel van Aquatische Fauna bij het INBO, met de focus specifiek op vissen. Ze monitort de ecologie en verspreiding van vissoorten in de Vlaamse waterlopen, volgt de evolutie van vissoorten (ook nieuwe exoten) en onderzoekt de kwaliteit en populatiedynamiek van de visstand in de Zeeschelde. Daarnaast coördineert Rhea het vrijwilligersnetwerk dat visbemonsteringen uitvoert op de Schelde en haar zijrivieren.
Thematic List 2020
- Invasive species
- Wildlife management
Taxonomic List
- fishes (Pisces)
Policy
- aquatic management
- invasive alien species regulation (EU)
- Water Framework Directive
- fisheries policy
Technological
- fieldwork (observations and sampling)
- fisheries technology
- statistics and modelling
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 9 Active
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Ecology, management and impact of North Asian weatherfish in Flanders
Verreycken, H. (Project leader), Galle, L. (Cooperator), Lambeens, I. (Cooperator), Maes, Y. (Cooperator), Maesele, R. (Cooperator), Terrie, T. (Cooperator) & Van Wichelen, J. (Cooperator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: INBO
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Ecology, management and impact of Chinese mitten crab in Flanders
D'hondt, B. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Baert, K. (Cooperator), Baeyens, R. (Cooperator), Buysse, D. (Cooperator), Denys, L. (Cooperator), Dermout, W. (Cooperator), Gelaude, E. (Cooperator), Govaert, S. (Cooperator), Lambeens, I. (Cooperator), Maesele, R. (Cooperator), Neukermans, A. (Cooperator), Reyserhove, L. (Cooperator), Speybroeck, J. (Cooperator), Terrie, T. (Cooperator), Van Ryckegem, G. (Cooperator), Van Wichelen, J. (Cooperator), Van den Bergh, E. (Cooperator) & Verreycken, H. (Cooperator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/27
Project: Raamovereenkomst - VMM
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BIM Evaluation water bodies Brussels Region
Maesele, R. (Project leader), Bombaerts, D. (Cooperator), Croonen, J.-P. (Cooperator), De Bruyn, A. (Cooperator), De Maesschalck, Y. (Cooperator), Dens, F. (Cooperator), Dewit, M. (Cooperator), Galle, L. (Cooperator), Lambeens, I. (Cooperator), Maes, Y. (Cooperator), Terrie, T. (Cooperator), Van Wichelen, J. (Cooperator) & Van de Meersche, L. (Cooperator)
25/03/19 → 31/12/26
Project: EVINBO - Andere overheden
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Evaluation and integration of the monitoring results in the Scheldt-estuary
Vanoverbeke, J. (Project leader), Breine, J. (Cooperator), De Wever, A. (Cooperator), Geunens, O. (Cooperator), Jocqué, M. (Cooperator), Maesele, R. (Cooperator), Mertens, W. (Cooperator), Mertens, A. (Cooperator), Piesschaert, F. (Cooperator), Speybroeck, J. (Cooperator), Van Braeckel, A. (Cooperator), Van Colen, C. (Cooperator), Van Ryckegem, G. (Cooperator), Van Spaendonk, G. (Cooperator), Van de Meutter, F. (Cooperator), Van den Bergh, E. (Cooperator), Vandenbroucke, P. (Cooperator), Vandevoorde, B. (Cooperator) & Wils, C. (Cooperator)
1/01/19 → 31/12/27
Project: Raamovereenkomst - De Vlaamse Waterweg
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‘Invasive Species’ programme
Adriaens, T. (Project leader), Adolf, J. (Cooperator), Adriaenssens, V. (Cooperator), Brys, R. (Cooperator), Cartuyvels, E. (Cooperator), Casaer, J. (Cooperator), Chanet, W. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), Delva, S. (Cooperator), Devisscher, S. (Cooperator), Dumortier, M. (Cooperator), Everts, T. (Cooperator), Hillaert, J. (Cooperator), Huysentruyt, F. (Cooperator), Maesele, R. (Cooperator), Oldoni, D. (Cooperator), Packet, J. (Cooperator), Paredis, R. (Cooperator), Petersen, F. (Cooperator), Pollet, M. (Cooperator), Reyserhove, L. (Cooperator), Scheers, K. (Cooperator), Segal, M. (Cooperator), Sioen, G. (Cooperator), Smeekens, V. (Cooperator), Soors, J. (Cooperator), Spanhove, T. (Cooperator), Speybroeck, J. (Cooperator), Steen, F. (Cooperator), Strubbe, D. (Cooperator), Van Donink, S. (Cooperator), Van Driessche, C. (Cooperator), Vandevoorde, B. (Cooperator), Vanhellemont, M. (Cooperator), Verreycken, H. (Cooperator), Verzelen, Y. (Cooperator), Vught, I. (Cooperator) & van Doorn, L. (Cooperator)
1/11/18 → 31/12/29
Project: INBO
Research output
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Advies over het potentieel van rotenon als bestrijdingsmiddel tegen invasieve aquatische soorten in Vlaanderen
Verreycken, H. (Main author), Maesele, R., Baert, K., D'hondt, B., Adriaens, T. & Van Wichelen, J., 24-Nov-2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.5102)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Misgurnus mysteries in Flanders
Maesele, R., Verreycken, H. & Van Wichelen, J., 2-Sept-2025. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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MONEOS ‐ geïntegreerd datarapport INBO: toestand Zeeschelde 2024: Monitoringsoverzicht en 1ste lijnsrapportage Geomorfologie, diversiteit Habitats en diversiteit Soorten
Van Ryckegem, G., Vanoverbeke, J., Van de Meutter, F., Vandevoorde, B., Mertens, A., Mertens, W., Van Braeckel, A., Van Thuyne, G., Maesele, R., Smeekens, V., Thibau, K., Bezdenjesnji, O., Buerms, D., Coudenys, A., De Regge, N., Hessel, K., Lefranc, C., Soors, J. & Van Lierop, F., 2025, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 265 p. (Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 73)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Stressoren, knelpunten en oplossingen: Polluenten in aquatische omgeving & Uitheemse invasieve vissoorten in Vlaanderen & Soortherstel, kennisleemtes en kweekprogramma's
Desender, M., Maesele, R., Auwerx, J., Verreycken, H. & Teunen, L., 4-Nov-2025. 37 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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Chinese wolhandkrab aan de vistrap op de Zwalm: verkennend onderzoek
Maesele, R., Verreycken, H., Terrie, T., Gelaude, E., Neukermans, A. & D'hondt, B., 29-May-2024. 32 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
Open AccessFile935 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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VIS - Stow Net Fish Monitoring in the river Zeeschelde in Flanders, Belgium
Maesele, R. (Creator), Van Thuyne, G. (Creator), Cooleman, S. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator), Loos, J. (Creator) & Breine, J. (Creator), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 30-Apr-2026
DOI: 10.15468/ekejwt, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/5ff3ca1d-3c08-4fa0-beb5-a3c56382643c
Dataset
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VIS - Fish Monitoring by Volunteers in the Zeeschelde Estuary in Flanders, Belgium
Maesele, R. (Creator), Van Thuyne, G. (Creator), Cooleman, S. (Creator), Brosens, D. (Creator), Loos, J. (Creator) & Breine, J. (Creator), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 26-May-2026
DOI: 10.15468/mrwm4n, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/945e66cf-dd7d-4a97-aba2-d68adedc8e21
Dataset
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Field measurements of sex and size in Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis) from the region of Flanders (Belgium)
D'hondt, B. (Creator), Neukermans, A. (Data Collector), Gelaude, E. (Data Collector), Dermout, W. (Data Collector), Terrie, T. (Data Collector), Maesele, R. (Researcher), Verreycken, H. (Researcher) & Slootmaekers, D. (Supervisor), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 25-Jul-2025
Dataset
Activities
- 2 Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Study on Invasive Alien Species – Development of risk assessments to tackle priority species and enhance prevention Contract No 09.0201/2023/893829/ETU/D.2: kick-off year 2 (2025-2026)
Adriaens, T. (Speaker), Verreycken, H. (Participant) & Maesele, R. (Participant)
9-Jul-2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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23rd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS), Halifax, Canada
Verreycken, H. (Speaker), Maesele, R. (Speaker) & Everts, T. (Speaker)
12-May-2024 → 16-May-2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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