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The Ria Formosa is an aquatic habitat full of salt marshes, channels, tidal flats, and barrier islands.
Aerial of Ria Formosa wetlands-1
Perhaps a mucilaginous aggregate event in the waters near the Cape of St. Vincent. It was definitely not upwelling sediment; the masses stayed intact and did not disperse, but moved around in the ocean waves.
Algae blooms?
Beach and coastline near Cape Saint Vincent in SW Portugal.
beach
local man digs for clams at low tide in Ria Formosa
clamming at low tide
Cliffs overlooking the ocean waters near Cape Saint Vincent in SW Portugal. Note size of people atop cliff for scale.
cliffs
Heavy surf collides with the cliffs near Cape Saint Vincent in SW Portugal - most westerly point in Europe.
cliffs and ocean
Surf fisherman overlooking the ocean waters near Cape Saint Vincent in SW Portugal - most westerly point in Europe.
cliffside fishermen
In the Algarve region of southwestern Portugal, once every nine years, cork oak trees (Quercus suber) are stripped of their bark. It is the only tree that can regenerate its bark, making the industry renewable and sustainable.
cork oak tree
Cork oak bark stacked on palettes.
cork stacks
Cork oak bark stacks
cork stacks
fishing boats at low tide in Ria Formosa with the city of Faro in the distance
fishing boats and the city of Faro
modern and traditional fishing boats at low tide in Ria Formosa
fishing boats at low tide
A carpet of various groundcovers blanket the cliff tops near Sagres.
groundcover
Launching from Praia de Faro, kite surfers ride the wind and the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
Kite surfers
The wind- and waves-eroded coastline of Lagos is quite dramatic, but the beach is the location of a small racing fleet of Optimist sailboats.
Lagos coast
Man-made harbor with city of Lagos in background
Lagos waterfront
One-lane bridge to Praia de Faro (Faro Beach) crosses the estuary where at low tide, shorelines are covered in macroalgae. Concrete boat ramp in lower left.
Low tide on the Ria Formosa
A busy marina full of recreational boats.
Marina
The busy city of Faro, with its airport along the edge, is the backdrop for this view of the wetlands of the Ria Formosa.
Ria Formosa
Locally caught fish, including sardines, and eels in a seafood market window in Faro.
Seafood window
A spoonbill with its unmistakable silhouette wades the shallow waters of the Ria Formosa.
Spoonbill
On the Ilha de Faro (Faro Island), the barrier island between the Ria Formosa and the Atlantic, many small shops and restaurants cater to the recreation of visitors and locals alike.
Tourism on Atlantic beach
traditional fishing boat moored in Ria Formosa
traditional fishing boat
traditional fishing boat at low tide in Ria Formosa
traditional fishing boat
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