Ibiza will welcome the to receive the scientific ship Toftevaag sailing in the Mediterranean

Ibiza will welcome the  to receive the scientific ship Toftevaag sailing in the Mediterranean

It will be possible to visit and even volunteer to participate in its citizen science activities.

The century-old research vessel Toftevaag is calling at Mediterranean ports under the MEDNIGHT flag. Throughout the summer it will be possible to visit it and even volunteer to take part in its citizen science activities in Ibiza, Portocolom (Mallorca), Almeria, Granada, Aguilas, Cabo de Palos.

One of the main objectives of MEDNIGHT, 'The European Night of Women Researchers', is to bring the problems of the Mediterranean Sea and the science that is trying to solve them to the general public. For this reason, MEDNIGHT 2021 has embarked on the Toftevaag, a research vessel that can be visited in different Mediterranean ports throughout the summer.

The Toftevaag is a historic Norwegian fishing vessel that for 32 years has been engaged in research for the conservation of turtles, whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean. In addition, it has been tracking illegal nets, the famous curtains of death, in a never-ending campaign against illegal fishing with driftnets.

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This year, it carries the MEDNIGHT banner, united in a common project that aims to bring to the public's attention the most dramatic problems of the Mediterranean Sea and to highlight the scientific efforts that are trying to solve them.

In this partnership, MEDNIGHT joins forces with an international volunteer programme on board the Toftevaag. The citizen science programme is called 'All for the Sea', and allows volunteers to enlist on board the ship to participate in its scientific expeditions.

The captain of the vessel, Ricardo Sagarminaga, who has been working for 39 years for the conservation of the sea and especially sea turtles, will tell every week about his work on board the Toftevaag on the MEDNIGHT website, in a video blog that is already active.

During the months of June and July, during the refuelling stopovers between scientific expeditions, the Toftevaag opens its doors to the public, becoming a classroom of the sea and a travelling exhibition.

 

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The ship that cares for the sea

The main achievements of the scientific work on board the Toftevagg have been the creation of 14 marine protected areas, the reconfiguration of maritime traffic in Alboran and the Strait of Gibraltar, the development of measures to mitigate turtle bycatch in the swordfish longline fishery and the involvement of the fishing sector in marine biodiversity conservation strategies.

Who makes Mednight possible

MEDNIGHT takes place in the framework of the European Researchers' Night, a science outreach project promoted and funded by the European Commission as part of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions of the Horizon 2020 programme.

The MEDNIGHT project, coordinated by the Alicante-based company El Caleidoscopio, brings together the participation of 13 institutions in a consortium: Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO); Universitat Jaume I (UJI); Universitat de València (UV); Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de la Comunitat Valenciana (INCLIVA); Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC); University of Murcia; University of Alicante (UA); Fundación Museo Didáctico e Interactivo de Ciencias de la Vega Baja del Segura de la Comunitat Valenciana (MUDIC); Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT); Fundación SÉNECA - Agencia de ciencia y tecnología de la Región de Murcia; Epistimi Epikoinonia and SiCo Cyprus.

 

From: Diario de Ibiza

 

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