NGANDU project

Research project on the importance of #sharks for human well-being in Cabo Verde and Sao Tome and Príncipe. Funded by @FCT_pt & @AKDN. 2022-2025 #NGANDUproject

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

🦈🐚 Explore the incredible ways sharks benefit coral reefs—balancing food chains, controlling populations, and preserving biodiversity.

Let's celebrate and protect these vital partnerships for a thriving ocean! 💙

Via @TheWCS

[NGANDU project @ProjectNgandu]

We are indeed so lucky!✨ Thank you @vasco_pissarra for the amazing📸📸!!

[Catarina Frazão Santos @CFrazaoSantos]

Every time I see @Vasco_Pissarra photos I get amazed. Love this one in particular.

@ProjectNgandu is so lucky to get to use them to illustrate project progress, tasks, and outputs! 🙌🏽✨🦈🌴📸

[NGANDU project @ProjectNgandu]

Pantufo and Praia Melão are two communities close to the city of São Tomé with a strong fishing community where @Vasco_Pissarra has been working with fisherpeople to better understand how #sharks are important to santomean families.🦈🌴

#NGANDUproject 📸VP

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Sailing with local fishermen with nothing more than wood and sewn rice bags. #SaoTomeandPrincipe #NGANDUproject 📸@Vasco_Pissarra

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NGANDU's work in São Tomé continues. Focus groups are being organised by @Vasco_Pissarra close to local fishermen and palaiês (fishmongers) to unravel the social, economic & cultural value of #sharks!🦈

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A new field mission has started, now in Sao Tome Island! Last week, after a project meeting with local partners, PI @RuiafRosa and team member @Vasco_Pissarra coordinated a workshop dedicated to #shark identification and sampling techniques! #KnowledgeTransfer #NGANDUproject

[NGANDU project @ProjectNgandu]

Sharing information on the newly launched
paper at @FrontMarineSci, this time in Portuguese
@FC_UL!🦈🌊@MARE_centre @RuiafRosa

https://t.co/UaFFa0aPbg

[CIÊNCIAS ULisboa @cienciasulisboa]

Primeiro berçário de tubarões no Atlântico Este descrito em Cabo Verde🦈🏝️Estudo publicado na revista @FrontiersIn Marine Science, revela zona de berçário de tubarões em risco de extinção na ilha da Boa Vista, em Cabo Verde. @MARE_centre 🔗https://t.co/Tf8s3IuM2n

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Piece at @WilderMag on the Boa Vista Island's #shark #nursery (in Portuguese)!🦈🌊

PS- Portuguese AND Cabo Verdean scientists described the area!☺️🇨🇻🇵🇹#NGANDUproject

https://t.co/Z2wvcJGj89

[MOVE @MoveCIBIO]

Important work at Cabo Verde!

https://t.co/2tLLPjIhZ4

[NGANDU project @ProjectNgandu]

Our new paper is out in @FrontMarineSci!

The first potential multi-species #shark #nursery area in Atlantic Africa is located in Boa Vista Island, and used by at least 5 different shark species!! 🦈🦈

Find more below! #NGANDUproject @MARE_center @FC_UL

https://t.co/SbOYM6Q70b

[Frontiers - Marine Science @FrontMarineSci]

New Research: Evidence for the first multi-species shark nursery area in Atlantic Africa (Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde): This study describes the first potential multi-species shark nursery area in Atlantic Africa (Sal Rei Bay – SRB, Boa… https://t.co/Z1Mmd8EMRw #MarineScience

[NGANDU project @ProjectNgandu]

After 1 year of #NGANDUproject, we had our progress meeting last week! It was a great venue to share the project progress and to discuss next steps. 2 more years to go!🦈🌊🌍

[NGANDU project @ProjectNgandu]

Last November, team member Vasco Pissarra was at the @FaunaFloraInt Workshop in Sal Island (CV), hosted by local NGO Project Biodiversity and coordinated by @JuliaSpaet, where he had the chance to present #NGANDUproject work to national NGO’s working on different islands!📸VP

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Another key task during the Boa Vista field mission was the development of interviews close to local community members to estimate the social, economic & cultural value of #sharks in the island! 🦈#NGANDUproject @MartinaPanisi @Cat_PSantos and Vasco Pissarra (📸VP & CPS)

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Drones and BRUVs were also used to identify #shark species presence, abundance, and areas of aggregation around the island of Boa Vista, Cabo Verde! #NGANDUproject 📸Vasco Pissarra

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During the field mission at Boa Vista Island, one of the key tasks was to collect biological data of juvenile #sharks! #NGANDUproject 📸Vasco Pissarra

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Work developed under #NGANDUproject on the #shark nursery area of Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde, was presented last October at the Ciências Research Day 2022 @FC_UL, in Lisbon. The full paper will be out next week!!🦈🦈 #ResearchDay22 @MARE_centre

[NGANDU project @ProjectNgandu]

Rui Rosa (PI) and Jaquelino Varela were both at the Cabo Verde Ocean Week in Mindelo, in November 2022, presenting #NGANDUproject work on sharks in Boa Vista! 🦈🌊 #CaboVerdeOceanWeek @MARE_centre @FC_UL

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Catarina Pereira Santos (@Cat_PSantos) also shared her research at @SharksInt2022, this time virtually! She presented a systematic map of global research efforts on sharks!🦈🌍 #NGANDUproject @MARE_centre

[NGANDU project @ProjectNgandu]

Vasco Pissarra was at @SharksInt2022 in Valencia last October, presenting his work on fishermen perceptions on the importance of #sharks in Sao Tome Island! Corresponding paper will come out soon! 🦈🌊 #NGANDUproject @MARE_centre