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Okeanos — Institute of Marine Sciences, University of the Azores

Mapping the Seamounts of the Mid-Atlantic From a Drifting Camera

Ocean Life

You cannot protect a seamount nobody has photographed — so an institute on a volcanic island in mid-ocean built a cheap drifting camera and started filming the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

300ksquare kilometresAzores marine protected area network
25percentPortuguese waters under marine protection after the Gorringe process
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AIMM (Marine Environment Research Association)

Tracking the Algarve's Dolphins and Whales

Ocean Life

A grassroots team of Portuguese marine biologists tracks dolphins and whales off the Algarve to keep Atlantic cetaceans safe.

967sightingsDolphin sightings analysed (2012-2023)
11speciesCetacean species recorded since 2010
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