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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.

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The Canary Islands demonstrate the viability of combining floating offshore wind and offshore aquaculture: AQUAWIND celebrates its final event in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

The Canary Islands demonstrate the viability of combining floating offshore wind and offshore aquaculture: AQUAWIND celebrates its final event in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

The European project AQUAWIND, coordinated from the Canary Islands and co-funded at 80% by the European Union through the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), celebrated its final event at the Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la Tecnología, marking the conclusion of 45 months of work dedicated to demonstrating the feasibility of integrating

LEER NOTICIA 05/05/2026
PLOCAN takes part in the Parliament’s institutional event to promote the Canary Islands Science Day

PLOCAN takes part in the Parliament’s institutional event to promote the Canary Islands Science Day

LEER NOTICIA 29/04/2026
PLOCAN promotes intergenerational participation and applied innovation at the 2026 All-Atlantic Forum in Salvador de Bahía

PLOCAN promotes intergenerational participation and applied innovation at the 2026 All-Atlantic Forum in Salvador de Bahía

LEER NOTICIA 23/04/2026
PLOCAN acoge la validación en el mar de nuevas tecnologías de comunicación submarina del proyecto europeo GEORGE

PLOCAN acoge la validación en el mar de nuevas tecnologías de comunicación submarina del proyecto europeo GEORGE

LEER NOTICIA 17/04/2026

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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