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Coordinating teachers:
Alexandra Esteves
Júlia Lopes
Marco Ferreira
Mário Matos
Photographer:
Leonor Costa
Editor of the works developed:
Rita Almeida

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Video created by the students summarizing the week of socializing and working.

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Select two endemic species from each country (gather as much information as possible about the characteristics of the species) for an oral presentation to the whole group.

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Select two endemic species from each country (gather as much information as possible about the characteristics of the species) for an oral presentation to the whole group.

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Teachers' names from the left to the  right: Gianluca Bonifazi, Marilena Licesso, Carolina Bermúdez, Rocio Guerrero, Anne Raab, Inga Mankus, Alexandra Esteves, Anita Ierike, Peter Proeger, Júlia Lopes, Mario Matos and Marco Ferreira.

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Aguda Coast Station is a Portuguese museum and aquarium, owned by the Municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia where, through a protocol with the University of Porto several research works have been carried out in this place and where it is also promoted the protection of the marine environment through various educational programmes. The station shows us the most important species that exist in the portuguese coast and with economic value, the fishing techniques that existed in the past and the vital importance of sustainability.

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Aguda Coast Station is a Portuguese museum and aquarium, owned by the Municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia where, through a protocol with the University of Porto several research works have been carried out in this place and where it is also promoted the protection of the marine environment through various educational programmes. The station shows us the most important species that exist in the portuguese coast and with economic value, the fishing techniques that existed in the past and the vital importance of sustainability.

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Sustainable recipes with ingredients obtained from the blue economy of each country (foods obtained taking into account the sustainability of the products and the environment), for the elaboration of a small digital cookbook.

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Sustainable recipes with ingredients obtained from the blue economy of each country (foods obtained taking into account the sustainability of the products and the environment), for the elaboration of a small digital cookbook.

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One aquarium that has hundreds of marine species from all over the world, showing the importance of biodiversity in marine ecosystems. The aquarium also has the concerning in teaching the importance of the ocean conservation, highlighting the need of avoiding human pollution to go to the seas and overexploitation of the species. This aquarium shows the importance of the ocean to the humankind survival.

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One aquarium that has hundreds of marine species from all over the world, showing the importance of biodiversity in marine ecosystems. The aquarium also has the concerning in teaching the importance of the ocean conservation, highlighting the need of avoiding human pollution to go to the seas and overexploitation of the species. This aquarium shows the importance of the ocean to the humankind survival.

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The museum was and still is a witness of the strong relation between the people of Ílhavo and the sea and the Aveiro lagoon. The “Faina Maior” – cod fishing with lines and hooks in single man dories in Newfoundland and Greenland – as well as the agro-maritime activities are the patrimonial references of the museum, showing the economic importance of cod fish in the old days and nowadays. The museum also shows the knowledge of the cod biology and the importance of the specie in other countries.

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The museum was and still is a witness of the strong relation between the people of Ílhavo and the sea and the Aveiro lagoon. The “Faina Maior” – cod fishing with lines and hooks in single man dories in Newfoundland and Greenland – as well as the agro-maritime activities are the patrimonial references of the museum, showing the economic importance of cod fish in the old days and nowadays. The museum also shows the knowledge of the cod biology and the importance of the specie in other countries.

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Erasmus +

Aguda Coast Station

1

Introduction

2

Ground floor

3

The symbol of the ACS

4

First floor

5

Aquarium

On Monday 14th February, the students from the "Ferreira de Castro" school and their Erasmus partners from Latvia, Spain, Italy and Germany went to the laboratory of the "Aguda Coast Station" in Vila Nova de Gaia. There, we saw fishing gear that fishermen used in the past, and some of them are forbidden nowadays. We also saw aquatic species, types of shells, aquatic skeleton animals and sculptures about fisherman life and how they used to gather fish.

The students visited some rooms with countless things. In the first room, they discovered different equipment such as hooks, rods, reels, lures, spears, nets, gaffs, traps, waders, tackle boxes that fishermen used a long time ago. After that, the students were able to compare the more advanced equipment from nowadays to this ancient equipment that was shown in the beginning.

Ground floor

Fig. 1 - Some types of fishing/hunting equipment

They were also told about the symbol of the "Aguda Coast Station", the small red crab. The reason is that the first fishermen only fished this small red crab, and then they would sell it to farmers, so they could use it as fertilizer in their farms.

Fig. 2 - Pilado, the symbol of the ACS

The symbol of the ACS

First floor

Upstairs we saw another room with treasures from the sea, such as seashells, starfish, some sculptures that represent fishermen around the world. We were told about different techniques of fishing all over the world.

Fig. 3- Sometreasures from the sea

Aquarium

Lastly, we visited the aquarium, where we could see different Portuguese species of marine animals such as, "Longspined bullhead", "Brook Trout" and "Sand Goby". These species contribute to the enrichment of the biodiversity of the Portuguese coast.

In conclusion, it was a fantastic afternoon. The students learnt a lot of things, such as when fishermen went to the sea, how they fished and which type of equipment and what techniques they used.

Group elements

- Inês Oliveira;- Charlotte Salomon;- Yuri Santos;- Daniel Quero;- Beatriz Pires;

- Miguel Silva;- Niccoló Pavone;- Vasco Lemos;- Katrina Sapnova.

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Aguda Coast Station by Rita Almeida on Genially

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Erasmus + Aguda Coast Station 1 Introduction 2 Ground floor 3 The symbol of the ACS 4 First floor 5 Aquarium On Monday 14th February, the students from the "Ferreira de Castro" school and their Erasmus partners from Latvia, Spain, Italy and Germany went to the laboratory of the "Aguda Coast Station" in Vila Nova de Gaia.

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Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto  is a multidisciplinary research institute whose mission is to develop transdisciplinary and transnational research, promote technological development and innovation and support public policies in Marine and Environmental Sciences. The research has the objective to provide knowledge to help to explore the marine resources in a sustainable way, conserving the natural resources to the next generation.

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Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto  is a multidisciplinary research institute whose mission is to develop transdisciplinary and transnational research, promote technological development and innovation and support public policies in Marine and Environmental Sciences. The research has the objective to provide knowledge to help to explore the marine resources in a sustainable way, conserving the natural resources to the next generation.

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A museum that shows the artisanal salt production methods, without the use of chemicals or fossil fuels, explores the features of the landscape, fauna and flora, knowing the experiences and traditions linked to this secular activity. Another economical exploration of marine resources with techniques that minimize the impact in natural environment.

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A museum that shows the artisanal salt production methods, without the use of chemicals or fossil fuels, explores the features of the landscape, fauna and flora, knowing the experiences and traditions linked to this secular activity. Another economical exploration of marine resources with techniques that minimize the impact in natural environment.

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A Portuguese company was the origin of a transference of academic knowledge to a business activity. They produce, process and commercialize high quality seaweeds and seaweed-based products. The technology of production permits to produce in a sustainable way, recycling the water and avoiding to explore intensely the wild species in the natural environment, preventing the extinction.

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A Portuguese company was the origin of a transference of academic knowledge to a business activity. They produce, process and commercialize high quality seaweeds and seaweed-based products. The technology of production permits to produce in a sustainable way, recycling the water and avoiding to explore intensely the wild species in the natural environment, preventing the extinction.

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The whole group (photographer: the portuguese coordinator Mário Matos).

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Maritime Museum by Rita Almeida on Adobe Creative Cloud Express

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Otoliths by Rita Almeida on Adobe Creative Cloud Express

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Results

Discussion of results

The objective of this experiment was to teach the way to extract, prepare and understand the use of otoliths in estimating a fish's age for the management of the fish stock in a sustainable manner.

Through the experimental activity, the students are made aware of the importance of estimating the age of fish stocks for the sustainable management of fishery resources, as well as for the influence of humans on the Ocean and the exploitation of its potentialities.

Conclusion

During our experience, we measured the fish, recorded their size and removed the otoliths with the help of scissors. The scientist that guided us through it,had prepared the otoliths to be observed in the microscope , due to the lack of time. We observed them and identified the different growth rings to be able to evaluate and discuss their age, although we did not have time to draw them because of the time limit.

With the help of this experiment we learnt the importance of otoliths in dating fish to be able to preserve our planet through sustainable fishing.

Rita Almeida, Daniela Garne, Gustavo Valente, Leonor Costa, Finja Hannesson, Beatriz Mendoça, Laura Escolar, Maria Costa, Serena Gianuzzi, Manuel Nunez, Tiona Laima, Margarida Sá, Nele-Charlotte, Marta Moreira, Mayra Torres, Mariana Pereira, Liliana Rotolo, Nuno Pedrão, Eloanora Quaranta, Leonor Gilvaz e Ana Santos.

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Results Discussion of results The objective of this experiment was to teach the way to extract, prepare and understand the use of otoliths in estimating a fish's age for the management of the fish stock in a sustainable manner.

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Troncalhada Ecomuseum by Rita Almeida on Genially

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Troncalhada Ecomuseum

The city of Aveiro is perfect for salt production because it is a city with easy sea access by the mix of fresh and saltwater in a lagoon, it is a float area and the soil is rich in clay that accumulates heat and water inside and in the summer it has to be very dry and hot. The salting pans are usually rebuilt, because of the erosion of the soils and these salting pans works in a pipes communication system.

The salting pans are organized into 4 phases: storage(where the water from the sea, that contains some organisms stay),cleaning(where the water is cleaned, by the deposition of the organisms in the clay soil deep in the salting pan, and begins in March and lasts until May), evaporation(where the clean water evaporates from May to July)and crystallization(where the salt crystallize formingcarpets of salt). In the end, we have 2 types of salt, coarse salt, and salt flower collected by the employers, Marnoto, with many instruments.

On 16th February 2022, our ERASMUS+ group went to Troncalhada Ecomuseum tolearn a little more about the Portuguese salt production in Aveiro.

The first register of salt production in Portugal was written in 969, and this salt production had 800 slating pans. These producers also exported salt to the United Kingdom and many countries of Europe. The activity started to disappear and since 1980, Portugal imports salt from, for example, Tunisia.

Today, Troncalhada Ecomuseum has an area of, 36500 square meters and it produces high-quality sea salt according to traditional methods, and it has only 8 salting pans producing salt.

These places have characteristic fauna and flora, like salicornia and junco(vegetablespecies) and Black-winged stilt, Dumplin and Kentish Plover.

João Ribeiro, Helen Victoria, Duarte Santos, Javier Beno, Nuno Pedrão, Eloanora Quaranta, Sofia Almeida, Daniela Ulmane, Pedro Soares, Daniel Nunez, Juliana Soares, Viviane Dune.

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Imagem interativa by Rita Almeida on Genially

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Troncalhada Ecomuseum The city of Aveiro is perfect for salt production because it is a city with easy sea access by the mix of fresh and saltwater in a lagoon, it is a float area and the soil is rich in clay that accumulates heat and water inside and in the summer it has to be very dry and hot.

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Ocean Acidification by Rita Almeida on Adobe Creative Cloud Express

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3. What was the origin of the CO2 causing acidification in experiment 2?

The CO2 occurred from our exhalation through the straw which acidified the solution.

4. Indicate why did you need the second (untouched) glass in experiment 2. How would you call it in your experimental design?

This second glass (untouched) is called control, and it is used to compare the final results.

5. In which glass did you observe the most release of CO2 in the experiment related to the Effects of ocean acidification on the shells of marine organisms?

The glass which we observed the most release of CO2, was where the fluid was red (lower pH), and consequently, it was possible to see the dissolution of the calcium carbonate of the shells.

6. Indicate three human activities that cause an intense release of CO2 into the atmosphere contributing to ocean acidification.

The combustion of fossil fuel, like in planes, ships, industrial works and bushfire.

João Pedro Ribeiro, Helen Victoria, Vasco Lemos, Katrina Sapnova, Duarte Santos, Javier Bueno; Pedro Soares, Daniel Nunez, Juliana Soares, Viviane Dune, Inês Oliveira, Charlotte Salomon, Yuri Santos, Daniel Quero, Miguel Silva, Niccoló Pavone, Beatriz Pires, Sofia Almeida, Daniela Ulmane and Letícia Seixas.

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3. What was the origin of the CO2 causing acidification in experiment 2? The CO2 occurred from our exhalation through the straw which acidified the solution. 4. Indicate why did you need the second (untouched) glass in experiment 2. How would you call it in your experimental design?

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Italian teachers and the Spanish teacher (with mask).

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Fish Patties on peas, peppers and butter vegetables

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Fish Patties on peas, peppers and butter vegetables

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The president of the General Council of Ferreira de Castro school

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The German teacher Anne Raab's birthday.

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Teachers and students in Sea Life - Porto

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Teachers and students in Vila Nova de Gaia

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Portuguese school workers and teacher Alexandra (in the middle).