As part of the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Littoral Station of Aguda to the public, the book «ELA – 25 anos a navegar eventos e marés» was launched by Mike Weber, his thirtieth book, on September 27th at 9:30 pm at ELA.The book was presented by Prof. Doctor Joaquim […]
25th Anniversary of ELA
On the 1st of July, ELA celebrated its 25th anniversary of opening to the public, with the presentation of a video made by Alexandre Cabrita about the history of the project, and live music by Prof. Fernando Carvalho from ICBAS and his «Jazz Toque Trio». Among the guests were the Secretary of State for the […]
New sculptures
On the 6th of June, three polyester sculptures by Mike Weber were mounted on the east wall of the building, showing a fisherman with a rod, a Vareira with a Canastra and wine bottle, and a boy with a handnet. The figures were placed on artificial rocks of various sizes, colonized with marine organisms representative […]
Ukrainian professor did an internship at ELA
As part of the AFISHE project of the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences – ICBAS, ELA received Prof. Dr. Sergii Konontsev from the Department of Bio-Water Resources at the National University of Water and Environmental Engineering in Rivne, Ukraine, for an intensive course on Marine Life Support Systems and Environmental Education. […]
Sea turtle release
A sea turtle (Caretta caretta), accidentally captured in 2022, was released on the 8th of May, after being marked with a microchip, at sea beyond 20 nautical miles, with the help of the Lifeguard Team of the Portuguese Navy of Leixões, Matosinhos. […]
Repopulation of european lobster
As part of ELA’s annual research program “Capture-Mark-Recapture of the European Lobster at Praia da Aguda”, 31 tagged lobsters were released into the sea on November 24, 2023. Since the start of the program in 2006, a total of 512 lobsters have been reintroduced, and the recapture rate is around 8.9%. […]
A new mural
Praia da Aguda from the medical post, in the north, to the lighthouse in the south. […]
Sculpture “Pesca da Mugiganga”
On the 21th of december, at 11 am, the sculpture in honor of the fishermen of Praia da Aguda «Pesca da Mugiganga» was inaugurated by the President of the Municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Eduardo Vítor Rodrigues. Most of the local active fishermen, employees of Águas de Gaia who collaborated in the project and […]
Encerramento da ELA
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Praia da Aguda
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