CCMAR
Coastal research vessels
Reseach boat (9 meters and up to 30 miles range) and small boats operating in Algarve Atlantic coast (South Portugal)
Sampling equipment
Sampling (Niskin bottles, nets, etc.); in situ environmental monitoring (CTD, multiparameter probes, etc.), submersibles, small boats
Scientific diving
Technical and logistic support for diving in the Algarve Atlantic Coast (South Portugal). Boat access to nearby estuaries, intertidal and subtidal ecosystems
Ecosystem access
EMBRC provides access to a wide range of marine habitats, including kelp forests, coral reefs, intertidal rocky shores, lagoons, mudflats, deep-sea environments, anthropogenic impacted sites as well as planktonic and pelagic communities.
IMAR - UAC
Coastal research vessels
Research vessel & inflatable boats (RHIBs) for access to Azores
Sampling equipment
Equipment for sampling at Condor sea-mount and shallow water hydrothermal vent field
Scientific diving
Diving equipment. Use of personal basic equipment is strongly suggested
Submersibles
ROV SP (300m) and Lander to be operated on R/V Águas Vivas
UC - ACOI
Sampling equipment
Water column and net sampling, lake core sediment sampling. Environmental parameters probes
CIIMAR
Coastal research vessels
Coastal research vessels operating in Northern Portugal, Atlantic Western coast and nearby estuaries
Sampling equipment
Water column or sediment sampling (Niskin bottles, nets, etc ); in situ environmental monitoring (CTD, multiparameter probes, etc.)
Scientific diving
Fully certified scientific diving team: collection of biological samples; underwater experimental deployment; sensor/probes deployment and/or testing; video and photograph collection