Joana Portugal, PhD | Ecosystem modelling
Joana Boavida-Portugal, PhD graduated at MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, University of Lisbon has been working on ocean...
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- Oct 11, 2020
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Whale Sharks Code of Conduct ||| Código Conduta Tubarões-Baleia: Discussion Until 31/11/2020
In line with our work towards the sustainability of ocean activities, tourism is a major sector with relevant impacts on marine ecosystems a
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- Oct 7, 2020
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Mai-Britt, MSc thesis
Mai-Britt Auslander spent 4 months working on various aspects regarding "Coastal floating marine litter in the Azores" for her MSc thesis
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- Oct 6, 2020
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Andreia Pereira - BSc Thesis
BSc internship was focused on the First Live Stranding of an Harp seal (Pagophylus groenlandicus) in the Azores: behavioral notes and...
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- Oct 6, 2020
- 1 min
Mariana Cruz - Volunteer
MSc pela Universidade do Algarve foi voluntária na Atlantic Naturalist durante 2020.
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- Oct 6, 2020
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Filipa Medina - MSc Thesis
BSc internship on Field Methods for pelagic sampling. Student from University of the Algarve, collaborates with the Atlantic Naturalist...
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- Oct 6, 2020
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Clara Rodrigues - MSc Thesis
MSc thesis on Acoustics and Behaviour of azorean dolphins. Student from ISPA (Istituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada) collaborated with...
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- Aug 20, 2020
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Sighting of a Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) on Faial Island
Our Association AtlanticNaturalist.org has been helping in the monitorization on the first harp seal alive that was sighted in the...
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- Jun 30, 2020
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Nuno Vasco Rodrigues, MSc | Biodiversity & Conservation Photography
O Biólogo e Fotógrafo de Conservação Nuno Vasco Rodrigues colabora na missão da Atlantic Naturalist.
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- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Macroalgae biodiversity in Cape Verde archipelago || Biodiversidade de Macroalgas em Cabo Verde
Cape Verde is home of 10 endemic macroalgae species, being 5 of them restricted to this archipelago! The checklist provided by Gabriel...
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- May 22, 2020
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Reducing pressure on the most wanted P. capillacea || Redução de pressão sob P. capillacea - Açores
Agar is a gelatinous substance extracted from red algae, with several applications, including the manufacture of cosmetics and food...
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- May 15, 2020
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Behavioral response to swim-with-dolphin in Azores || Natação c/ Golfinhos: Resposta Comportamental
The Azores are considered one of the world hot spots to see whales and dolphins. The swim-with-dolphin programs started in early 1990s...
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- May 8, 2020
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New polychaete Lygdamis wirtzi at Ascension and St Helena || Nova poliqueta em Ascenção e St Helena
Little is known about the polychaete fauna in these two south mid-Atlantic Islands. Studies like Brown et al. 2019 bring an important...
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- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Atlantic Naturalist YouTube Channel is out now!
To reach a wider audience during a 2020 leading to an evermore digitial society, we have finally joined this media format. The initial...
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- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
New sculptured mitten lobsters in the Cape Verde Islands || Nova espécie de Cavaco em Cabo Verde.
A local fisherman on the island of São Vicente reports that he has never seen this species in his 25 years of fishing, except in recent...
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- Apr 17, 2020
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A shelf-life period for snake eels (Ophichthidae)
In 1981, specimens of Apterichtus kendalli and Herpetoichthys regius were collected but kept on a museum shelf until Luiz and McCosker...
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- Apr 10, 2020
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Records from two endangered sea turtle species nesting in Príncipe Island
The Príncipe island is one of the most important nesting places for the sea turtle hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Eastern...
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- Apr 3, 2020
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First smalltooth sandtiger shark filmed in Ascension Island
A smalltooth sandtiger shark was filmed at 765 m depth, leaving a tooth on the hydrophone tape wrapping the researchers were using. It is...
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- Apr 3, 2020
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Sara Vieira, MSc | Cetacean Conservation
Graduated in Marine Biology in the Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar - IPL, with a MSc in Conservation Biology with the...
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- Nov 8, 2019
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Clara Rodrigues sums up 2019 season on Azorean Delphinids
Clara Rodrigues from #ISPA (Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada) in Lisbon presented today her fresh data from 2019 on Delphinids...
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