A team from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the Regional Laboratory of Veterinary and Food Safety of Madeira (LRVSA), the Maritime Police, the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN-IP-RAM), and LIDH Foundation (Go Deeper-EmPowered by Yamaha Programme) are currently stationed at Selvagem Grande conducting a sampling campaign for the collection of fish potentially contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTX).
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More than 40 national and international researchers, managers, and technicians, are part of a scientific expedition to the Selvagens Islands, which began yesterday, the 23rd of April, and lasts until the 2nd of May.
The Minister of National Defence said that the Portuguese Navy's ship 'Mondego,' which broke down in March, is now fully operational and back on active duty.
The Frigate NRP Mondego is coming to our waters tomorrow. On this peaceful island, we do not notice much of the presence of the armed forces but they are here. In S. Martino, near the new “Leroy Merlin” space, the army has their barracks. The men stationed there in February…
The NRP Andrómeda hydrographic vessel and crew recently assisted the Hydrographic Institiute by collecting a 'wave buoy' located in the protected marine area of the Selvagens (Savage) islands. The buoy which has been in situ for two years has been used to detect and collect several specimens of encrusted invertebrates.