Once again, a northern gannet rehabilitated at CRAM-Q (Marine Animals Rehabilitation Center of Quiaios) equipped with a GPS/GSM device optimized by the LIFE+ MarPro Project decided to continue its journey by going south heading to african waters (yellow track).

The revision project for the National Strategy for the Conservation of Nature and Biodiversity is under public review since the 29th of July 2015. The public hearing process will run up to the 27th of July.

Eurosite June Newsletter is out

Karmenu Vella, the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissary, manifested the intention of actively involving the European Commission in the process of the International Ocean Governance. The main motivation is to ensure that our oceans are safe and that their resources are managed su...

Today we began the aerial census campaign between the 50 and 200nm. This campaign takes place under the LIFE+ MarPro protocol signed between the Portuguese Air Force (FAP), the University of Aveiro and the Portuguese Wildlife Society. It will allow the standardisation of the sampling methodology ...

Specialists and representatives from the 23 EU member-states gathered in Saint-Malo to discuss the management of the marine Natura 2000 sites.

From 1 to June 20, the proposed classification of the Gorringe Bank as a SCI, the creation of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) of Cabo Raso and Aveiro/Nazaré and redefining the limits of the southwest coast and the Espichel SPAs are subject to public hearing.

The "Anémona 2015" Ocean Pollution Combat exercise, promoted by the National Maritime Authority and conducted by the Porto de Leixões Port Authority, took place in the 14th of May in Matosinhos.

On May 9th, the Project Life + MarPro was present at the "Open Day" at the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa in Olhão, Portugal.

At 10:20h on the 10th of May, the MarPro/Cram-Q team was activated due to a live cetacean stranded in the "Praia do Navio" beach (Santa Cruz).