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PhD student at the University of the Algarve, working on the socioeconomic and biological aspects of recreational fisheries in the south Portugal.

University Degree (5 year degree with honours thesis) in Marine Biology and Fisheries at the University of Algarve, with a final classification of 16/20 (2003).

 

Office L34: +351 289800900; Fax: +351 289 800069; E-mail: pveiga@ualg.pt; pedrofveiga@gmail.com

 

Current Research Interests:

- Recreational fisheries

- Fish dynamics of estuaries, coastal lagoons and adjacent coastal areas

- Marine Protected Areas

- Fisheries assessment and management

- Sustainable fisheries of exploited marine species

 

Thesis:

Veiga, P. (2003) A study on the ichthyofauna from the Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António salt marsh. Graduation thesis. Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences of the University of the Algarve. 70 pp. + Annexes. [in Portuguese]

 

Selected Research Publications:

Veiga, P; Xavier, J.C., Assis, C.A. & Erzini, K., 2011. Diet of the blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, off the south coast of Portugal. Marine Biology Research, 7, 8: 820-825.

Guerreiro, A.I., Veiga, P. & Erzini, K., 2011. Catches of the sport fishing competitions along the Algarve coast (Portugal): species, sizes, catch rates, and trends. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 41, 3: 165-169.

Veiga, P.; Gonçalves, J.M.S. & Erzini, K. (2011). Short-term hooking mortality of three marine fish species (Sparidae) caught by recreational angling in the south Portugal. Fisheries Research, 108(1): 58-64

Afonso, C.M.L.; Bonomolo, G.; Monteiro, P.; Bentes, L.; Oliveira, F.; Veiga, P.; Rangel, M.O.; Sousa, I.; Leite, L. & Gonçalves, J.M.S. (2010). First record of Ocinebrina nicolai (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ocenebrinae) in north-eastern Atlantic waters. Marine Biodiversity Records, 3: 1-4.

Veiga, P., Ribeiro, J., Gonçalves, J.M.S. & Erzini, K. (2010). Quantifying recreational shore angling catch and harvest in southern Portugal (north-east Atlantic Ocean): implications for conservation and integrated fisheries management. Journal of Fish Biology, 76 (9): 2216-2237.

Veiga, P., Machado, D., Almeida, C., Bentes, L., Monteiro, P., Oliveira, F., Ruano, M., Erzini, K., Gonçalves, J.M.S. (2009). Weight–length relationships for 54 species of the Arade estuary, southern Portugal. Journal of Applied Icthyology, 25: 493-496.

D. Abecasis, L. Bentes, J. Ribeiro, D. Machado, F. Oliveira, P. Veiga, J.M.S. Gonçalves & K. Erzini (2006). First record of the Mediterranean Parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense in Ria Formosa (South Portugal). JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records (Published online).

R. Sá, C. Bexiga, P. Veiga, L. Vieira & K. Erzini. (2006). Feeding ecology and trophic relationships of some fish species of the lower Guadiana river estuary and Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António saltmarsh. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 70(1-2): 19-26.

P. Veiga, L. Vieira, C. Bexiga, R. Sá & K. Erzini. (2006). Structure and temporal variations of fish assemblages of the Castro Marim salt marsh, southern Portugal. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 70(1-2): 27-38.

R. Sá, C. Bexiga, L. Vieira, P. Veiga & K. Erzini. (2005). Diets of the sole Solea vulgaris Quensel, 1806 and Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858 in the lower estuary of the Guadiana River (Algarve, southern Portugal): Preliminary results. Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografía, 19 (1-4): 505-508.