Expedição Científica São Tomé

January 21, 2016  •  1 Comment

Em Novembro de 2015, Nuno Vasco Rodrigues (pesquisador MARE-IPLeiria e Science Officer da Flying Sharks), Jorge Fontes (pesquisador MARE-Açores e IMAR-DOP) e Áthila Bertoncini (pesquisador UNIRIO e Institutos Meros do Brasil) seguiram em expedição científica a São Tomé (Golfo da Guiné, costa oeste Africana).

O principal objetivo dessa expedição foi documentar a rica diversidade de peixes recifais costeiros na região, utilizando a fotografia e vídeo subaquático (assista ao vídeo abaixo) para a produção do primeiro guia ilustrado de espécies de peixes recifais de São Tomé. No entanto, para a surpresa dos próprios pesquisadores a expedição se mostrou muito mais interessante do que previam. Uma grande quantidade de dados foi coletada e seguem sendo analizadas para futuras publicações.

Visite a galeria de São Tomé and Principe.

Visite também Pessoas São Tomé.

 

In November 2015, Nuno Vasco Rodrigues (researcher from MARE-IPLeiria and Flying Sharks' Science Officer), Jorge Fontes (researcher from MARE-Azores and IMAR-DOP) and Áthila Bertoncini (researcher from UNIRIO and Institutos Meros do Brasil) went on a scientific expedition to São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea, West Africa).

The main objective of the expedition was to document the rich coastal fish diversity of the region, using underwater video and photography (watch the video below), for the production of the first illustrated guide of the coastal fish species of São Tomé. Nevertheless, this expedition provided much more discovers than researchers anticipated. A large amount of scientific data was also collected, is now being analyzed, and will be published soon.

Visit the gallery of São Tomé and Principe.

Visit also São Tomé people

 
 
Expedição científica São ToméVídeo sobre a expedição científica a São Tomé
 

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Brian Zimmerman(non-registered)
Excellent footage and some amazing and rarely seen species - nice work!
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