{"id":9330,"date":"2025-02-20T13:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herik.nl\/projecten\/the-great-bubble-barrier-harlingen\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:36:06","slug":"the-great-bubble-barrier-harlingen","status":"publish","type":"projecten","link":"https:\/\/herik.nl\/en\/projecten\/the-great-bubble-barrier-harlingen\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GREAT BUBBLE BARRIER\u00ae HARLINGEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section-titel-met-tekst-en-button-volledige-breedte\">\n    \t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"9541\" class=\"elementor elementor-9541 elementor-297\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15b6c7 e-con-full aw-kleur-wit  e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a15b6c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b1760 aw-subtext-container awBlok1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61b1760\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b12747 contentBlok1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b12747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong class=\"\">Harlingen, Friesland&#8217;s only seaport and gateway to the Wadden Sea, plays a central role in protecting this rare UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Dit Canal is crucial for shipping and connects the Wadden Sea with the hinterland. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"\">Concerned resident<\/strong><br \/>\nHenk Prins, a concerned Harlingen resident, has been cleaning Harlingen&#8217;s banks for years. The van Harinxmakanaal is one of the last stops for plastic pollution before it reaches the Wadden Sea. Through his action, Henk drew attention to this problem.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6430 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/herik.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herik.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/17.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/herik.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/herik.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/herik.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/herik.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/17-574x383.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The Municipality of Harlingen, in cooperation with Province of Frysl\u00e2n and Rijkswaterstaat, started the initiative to place a Bubble Barrier in Harlingen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"\">Capturing plastic before it reaches the Wadden Sea.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bubble Barrier is a perforated tube at the bottom of the waterway through which air is pumped. This creates air bubbles. Those bubbles form a screen of bubbles that blocks plastic throughout the water column and moves it to the surface.  <\/p>\n<p>The diagonal placement of the Bubble Barrier in the waterway then guides plastic pollution toward the side and into the collection system. Thus, bubble barrier catches plastic pollution before it enters the Wadden Sea and does so without obstructing the passage of ships. <\/p>\n<p>Previous research showed that fish can easily swim through the bubbles or under the collection system. Because fish behavior is complex and varies by waterway, research is being conducted by <strong class=\"\">ATKB<\/strong> and <strong class=\"\">Wageningen Marine Research<\/strong> on fish behavior around the bubble screen. <\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"\">Preventative effect<\/strong><br \/>\nBubble Barrier Harlingen not only counteracts plastic pollution, but also offers the opportunity to make residents and passersby extra aware of the problem through the placement of an information board.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"\">Van den Herik is Technical Partner<\/strong><br \/>\nAs a Technical Partner of The Great Bubble Barrier\u00ae, we are making a concerted effort against plastics pollution in our waters. Check the video below for more information about this wonderful project. Or read more about our partnership.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n<section class=\"section-titel-met-video-simpel\">\n    \t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"9614\" class=\"elementor elementor-9614 elementor-3940\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a104b63 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a104b63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080a9ef titel-gecentreerd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"080a9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The great bubble barrier in harlingen<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22bac03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"22bac03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=lnLlmyi_aoY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6245c elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center aw-knop elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7f6245c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/herik.nl\/en\/csr\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more about the Bubble Barrier  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":8655,"template":"","categories":[108,117,124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9330","projecten","type-projecten","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nature-development","category-water-infrastructure","category-wfd"],"acf":{"opdrachtgever":"The Great Bubble Barrier","locatie":"Harlingen"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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