Project monitoring campaigns AQUIMAR - 2020

Under the AQUIMAR project - Marine Knowledge Supporting Aquaculture, two more monitoring campaigns took place in February. The first campaign was held in Aveiro, on the 17th and the second, in the river Mondego, on the 18th.

Twelve points were sampled in the Aveiro river and 9 points in the Mondego river, with sampling of water, sediment and measurement of physicochemical parameters. Samples were also taken for the determination of microplastics, one in Aveiro and the other in the Mondego River, using a trawl suitable for this type of analysis (Microplastic Net ‘Manta’).

To carry out the campaigns, the Hydrographic Institute had the collaboration of the Capitania of the port of Aveiro, Capitania of the port of Figueira da Foz and the Maritime Police of both locations.