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Open call for 9 indefinite-term employment positions to work at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN).

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We build, equip and operate a set of marine infrastructures for research in the field of marine sciences and technologies.

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is a public Consortium created in 2007 between the then Ministry of Education and Science, now Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO), and the Government of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, with the aim of building, equipping and operating a set of marine infrastructures for research in the field of marine sciences and technologies.

NEWS

PLOCAN hosts BlueMissionAA’s Marine and Freshwater Restoration Initiatives Showcase

PLOCAN hosts BlueMissionAA’s Marine and Freshwater Restoration Initiatives Showcase

PLOCAN has hosted the Marine and Freshwater Restoration Initiatives Showcase, organized by the BlueMissionAA project, bringing together experts and professionals from various fields and entities to share knowledge and experiences in aquatic ecosystem restoration. Prior to the showcase, a workshop was held for students and researchers at the Faculty of Marine Sciences of ULPGC. This

READ ARTICLE 04/10/2024
PLOCAN actively participates in Macaronight 2024 with innovative scientific educational activities

PLOCAN actively participates in Macaronight 2024 with innovative scientific educational activities

READ ARTICLE 02/10/2024
Mission Atlantic Project – General Assembly 2024

Mission Atlantic Project – General Assembly 2024

READ ARTICLE 01/10/2024
Europe’s offshore wind test sites unite to accelerate deployment

Europe’s offshore wind test sites unite to accelerate deployment

READ ARTICLE 27/09/2024

SERVICES

Data service

It consists of providing the data acquired by a set of Lagrangian observation systems, mainly based on autonomous marine vehicles and drifter buoys.

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Hosting service

Testing capabilities are offered, at various scales, for experimental fixed and floating devices, special structures, testing of components in the marine environment, operational performance testing of marine technologies, optimisation of equipment at sea and, in general, any testing of experimental technologies, concepts or services in the marine environment.

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Marine technical operations service with VIMAS

The VIMAS facility provides access to the fleet of gliders, ROVs and ASVs based in the Canary Islands.

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Marine operations service on the Offshore Ocean Platform

The Offshore Ocean Platform facility provides efficient access to the ocean at increasing depths in an environmentally sustainable manner.

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