Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia and São Nicolau) will be surveyed. São Tiago, Maio, Boa Vista, Fogo), and the areas northwest of the archipelago (i.e.
The main objective of the expedition is to carry out an assessment of the abundance and distribution of pelagic and demersal resources that occur in these parts of the ocean.ĭuring this leg, the areas of the islands belonging to the eastern part of Cabo Verde (i.e. The survey is taking place in collaboration with the Government of Cabo Verde, covering shallow waters from 20 metres, to up to 1000 metres below sea level. The expedition crew set sail on Friday 19th November from Las Palmas, Spain, to study marine life and environmental conditions of Cabo Verde waters – an area that is particularly interesting due to the environmental conditions and currents coming from three different directions. On board is a team of scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR), the Institute of Sea (IMar) in Cabo Verde, and two guest experts – one from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) and one from Côte d’Ivoire. The research vessel Dr Fridtjof Nansen of the EAF-Nansen Programme, has just taken off for another month-long research expedition, this time around the Cabo Verde Islands.
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