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Job vacancies

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

Students from the ULPGC Master’s in Oceanography explore professional opportunities in the marine sector at PLOCAN

Students from the ULPGC Master’s in Oceanography explore professional opportunities in the marine sector at PLOCAN

Students from the Master’s in Oceanography at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) took part today in a session at the facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), aimed at showcasing the strategic role of this infrastructure and the wide range of professional opportunities offered by the marine-maritime sector.

LEER NOTICIA 20/05/2025
PLOCAN to implement its first digital twin to optimize the management of its offshore platform

PLOCAN to implement its first digital twin to optimize the management of its offshore platform

LEER NOTICIA 13/05/2025
The Vice President of the Canary Islands Government highlights PLOCAN’s strategic role in economic diversification and blue innovation

The Vice President of the Canary Islands Government highlights PLOCAN’s strategic role in economic diversification and blue innovation

LEER NOTICIA 08/05/2025
PLOCAN strengthens coordination of the ICTS MARHIS by participating in the SEAS project technical workshop

PLOCAN strengthens coordination of the ICTS MARHIS by participating in the SEAS project technical workshop

LEER NOTICIA 08/05/2025

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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