November 2008 - The Flying Sharks team delivers 32 Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) to I.R.T.A., in Tarragona / Spain. Both I.R.T.A. and Piscimar are working on the reproduction of this species.
| November 2008 - This time the team used Piscimar's truck, with typical transport of aquaculture fish configuration. This truck carries 12 tanks and inbuilt filtration and oxygenation, proving to be extremely effective.
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November 2008 - Water quality checks are done routinely, despite the fact that travelling was done by night and the temperature in central Spain was 2° C!
| November 2008 - Maria Joćo, a young M.Sc. student from the University of the Algarve also accompanied the trip, as she is using data from such transports for her work on phisiological stress responses.
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November 2008 - Blood was drawn from all animals to check for multiple hormonal levels and gender. Results from blood works were also used by Maria Joćo on her M.Sc. thesis.
| November 2008 - All animals are weighed and measured on arrival.
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