A small earthquake was recorded yesterday at 00:21 off the southwest coast of the Desertas Islands, measuring 2.4 on the Richter Scale.
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Madeira continues to be affected by sargassum algae which is washing up along the coast.
SANAS crew members provided emergency aid to a Norwegian-flagged sailboat, which was sailing 5.8 miles off the south coast of Funchal this week.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea recorded a 2.3 magnitude earthquake off the south coast of Câmara de Lobos yesterday morning (13/04) at 01:33.
Plastic marine litter, loss of containers, oil spills, and plastic pellets from ships will now have heavier penalties.
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, has assured that there will be no expansion to the Calheta aquaculture site.
The Portuguese Navy, through the Funchal Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Sub-Centre (MRSC Funchal)
As always with windy conditions the International Airport of Madeira was also affected by bad weather.
Wind and sea forecasts point to a "worsening of weather conditions and sea agitation in Madeira," from midday tomorrow the 20th of March until 18:00 Friday, the 22nd of March, advises the Portuguese Navy and the National Maritime Authority.
The working group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature has approved the creation of 33 new areas of Importance for Marine Mammals, four of which cover Portugal
The presence of pelagic sargassum in the archipelago of Madeira has given rise to a collaborated publication with scientists from the Natural History Museum.
16.3.2024 We met in the Gallery and saw “Eco-anxiety to Climate Optimism” Lyn Stoler spoke about Eco-Anxiety and how to combat it. Some of the numbers she came up sounded unreal. Maybe we should rather use the term “sustainability”. Two of our members already practise this in their B &…
It's been another day of coastal patrols by teams from SANAS Madeira, made even more important due to the swell affecting the coastline.
Play Airlines announced today that it will operate direct flights between the island of Madeira and Iceland, with the maiden voyage scheduled for the 15th of October 2024. From then on, the Icelandic low-cost airline will operate a weekly Tuesday flight.
The Captaincy of Funchal has updated its strong wind and sea agitation warning, according to information received from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA).