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Default PRESS RELEASE: Expedition to Bijagós reveals freshwater fish biodiversity

*** Press Release ***

(English version at the end of this document)


--- Expedição a Bijagós revela biodiversidade em peixes de água doce ---


Uma expedição portuguesa, designada de "FM Bijagós 2004", acaba de relevar
uma abundância de peixes de água doce em ilhas africanas remotas.

Bijagós é um arquipélago com mais de 80 ilhas situado na Guiné Bissau,
África Ocidental.

A expedição teve lugar entre 17 e 24 de Maio de 2004.

Os dois membros da expedição, Miguel Figueiredo e Delfim Machado,
exploraram Orango, uma das mais longuínquas ilhas do arquipélago.

Foram encontradas doze espécies de peixes de água doce, algumas das quais
encontram-se ainda por identificar.

Este é o primeiro estudo alguma vez feito sobre os peixes de água doce em
Bijagós.

O principal objectivo foi preparar uma expedição científica ao arquipélago,
a ter lugar no próximo ano, no final da estação das chuvas.

Esta expedição será apoiada pela APK (Associação Portuguesa de Killifilia)
e pela APC (Associação Portuguesa de Ciclídeos).

Dados detalhados sobre a FM Bijagós 2004 podem ser encontrados neste site:

http://fmbij2004.xpto.org

Todas as images deste site podem ser usadas pela imprensa, com excepção do
mapa de Bijagós, o qual é uma imagem de satélite com direitos de autor
reservados.

Mais fotografias disponíveis à imprensa podem ser encontradas aqui:

http://fmbij2004.xpto.org/press


Lisboa, 14 de Junho de 2004,


A equipa do FM Bijagós 2004

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--- Expedition to Bijagós reveals freshwater fish biodiversity ---


A Portuguese expedition, called "FM Bijagós 2004", revealed freshwater
tropical fish abundance in African remote islands.

Bijagós is an archipelago of more than 80 islands located in Guinea Bissau,
West Africa.

The expedition took place between 17 and 24 May, 2004.

The two expedition members, Miguel Figueiredo and Delfim Machado, explored
Orango, one of the most remote islands of the archipelago.

They have found twelve species of freshwater fish, some of them are still
not identified.

This was the first ever made study about the Bijagós freshwater fish.

The main purpose was to prepare a scientific expedition to the archipelago
that will take place next year, at the end of the rainy season.

This expedition will be supported by APK (Portuguese Killifish Association)
and by APC (Portuguese Cichlid Association).

Detailed data about FM Bijagós 2004 can be found at this site:

http://fmbij2004.xpto.org

All the pictures of that site can be used by the press, except for the map
of Orango which is a satellite image with copyright.

More images available to the press can be found he

http://fmbij2004.xpto.org/press


Lisbon, 14th June 2004


The FM Bijagós 2004 team

 




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