Location of the sampling stations considered in the analyzes from IPMA's Marine biotoxins Laboratory included in the National Bivalve Molluscs Monitoring System.
Location of the sampling stations considered in the analyzes from IPMA's Phytoplankton Laboratory included in the National Bivalve Molluscs Monitoring System.
Location of the sampling stations considered in the analyzes from IPMA's Metal contaminants Laboratory included in the National Bivalve Molluscs Monitoring System.
Within Portugal's National Biological Sampling Project (PNAB) a set of activities are conducted in the collection, management and use of biological data, collected from the registered commercial fleet in mainland Portugal (fisheries-dependent data) and several research surveys (independent fisheries data). These activities allow the assessment of the state of fishery resources, population structure, distribution and abundance of resources, diversity and dynamics of biological communities associated with the fishery resources and biological studies (growth, reproduction).This resource shows the geographic distribution of silvery pout abundancy index (nr. individuals/hour) registered during the CRUSTACEOS2008 campaign in June 2008.
Within Portugal's National Biological Sampling Project (PNAB) a set of activities are conducted in the collection, management and use of biological data, collected from the registered commercial fleet in mainland Portugal (fisheries-dependent data) and several research surveys (independent fisheries data). These activities allow the assessment of the state of fishery resources, population structure, distribution and abundance of resources, diversity and dynamics of biological communities associated with the fishery resources and biological studies (growth, reproduction).The crustaceans campaigns are usually held in June/July with the ship “Noruega” and cover the extension of the Portuguese coast of Alentejo and Algarve.
Ocean thermal fronts are produced daily "detected" with the SIED algorithm - Single Image Edge Detection (Cayula and Cornillon, 1992) applied to satellite images of the sea surface temperature (SST), made available by the CMEMS (Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service) and DEIMOS, is run by Meteo France CMS over EUROPE.
The Nazaré Artificial Reef deployed in 2010, covering an area of apr. 3 Km2 was a public project commissioned by the Nazaré Council, with the technical and scientific support of the multidisplinary research team from IPMA.
Location of the sampling stations considered in the analyzes from IPMA's Microbiology Laboratory included in the National Bivalve Molluscs Monitoring System.
The current artificial reefs were deployed, starting with a pilot project in 1990, in order to serve as instrument for the revitalization of coastal ecosystems, planning of coastal fisheries and integrated coastal zone management. Each reef is composed by, at least, 2940 concrete modules with a weight of 3 tons and 36 large modules with more than 40 tons each. The reef complex groups 20,748 modules (with a total volume of over 100,000 m3), occupying discontinuously a total area of approximately 43.5 km2, with an area of influence greater than 67 km2.
Limits used for the issuance of Meteorological Forecast Reports for Maritime Navigation in the areas of sea of national responsibility (Mainland Portugal, Azores and Madeira), inserted mainly in METAREA II, according to the standards defined by the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).