This dataset results out of the study into ecotoxicological evaluation of the effects of endocrine disrupting substances occurring in the Scheldt estuary on resident mysid shrimp populations (laboratory and field studies).

Overview of the different taxa that cause fouling in the busiest part of the Ostend harbour, namely the ferry wharfs. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Persoone, G. (1965). Sur l'importance du fouling dans le port d'Ostende en 1964. G. Persoone: Gent. 6 pp.

Bacterial densities for 3 points sampled between March and October 1966 in the Sluice Dock and the Port of Ostend. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Persoone, G.; De Pauw, N. (1971). Contributions à l'étude des bactéries marines du littoral belge: 4. Recherche quantitative de la richesse microbienne de l'eau du bassin de chasse d'Ostende par lecture directe sur membranes filtrantes.