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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 contributes to the European Commission’s roadmap for Unmanned Maritime Navigation

PLOCAN contributes to the European Commission’s roadmap for Unmanned Maritime Navigation

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has reinforced its role as a strategic infrastructure for the safe development of unmanned maritime navigation at the annual meeting of the European Commission’s High Level Steering Group (HLSG), which is an expert in the development and regulation of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), held this week

LEER NOTICIA 05/02/2026
PLOCAN promotes ocean literacy in classrooms through the Canary Islands Blue Schools Network

PLOCAN promotes ocean literacy in classrooms through the Canary Islands Blue Schools Network

LEER NOTICIA 30/01/2026
FISHER GUARDIANS boosts the recycling of end-of-life fishing nets in San Cristóbal as a lever for the circular economy and ocean protection

FISHER GUARDIANS boosts the recycling of end-of-life fishing nets in San Cristóbal as a lever for the circular economy and ocean protection

LEER NOTICIA 29/01/2026
PLOCAN highlights the role of green hydrogen as a strategic vector to advance energy sovereignty in the Islands

PLOCAN highlights the role of green hydrogen as a strategic vector to advance energy sovereignty in the Islands

LEER NOTICIA 27/01/2026

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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