The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) convenes the 16th edition of the Glider School, an international reference training forum in ocean-glider technology, to be held from October 19th to 23rd in Telde, Gran Canaria. The period application submission is already open until June 30th. More information through the event website http://www.gliderschool.eu. The didactic
The Director of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), José Joaquín Hernández Brito, took part in the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Impact4Mar – Socio-Ecological Impact Assessment in the Atlantic Maritime Sector project, an Interreg Atlantic Area initiative aimed at providing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the maritime sector
Researchers from the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) participated in the International Symposium on Marine Science, held in Cádiz, presenting work focused on marine observation, climate change, and the improvement of metocean data. The latest advances in marine science, ocean observation, and environmental data management were presented in two scientific papers co-authored by
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) played a leading role at the International Symposium on Marine Sciences (ISMS 2026) in Cádiz, contributing to the Physical Oceanography Meeting (EOF)—one of the conference’s key parallel programs. Specifically, PLOCAN took a leading role alongside AZTI, IEO/CSIC, SOCIB, and ULPGC in organizing and moderating the session on
The Mid-Atlantic Test Sites Network (Red BEAM) met at the facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) to assess the initiatives undertaken to drive economic revitalisation and innovation, with the participation of the managers of the test sites and of the companies that use their services to trial emerging ocean technologies. The
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is participating in the SIRENA 2 project, a research initiative aimed at developing new technologies to enhance the monitoring, detection and prediction of marine events of both natural and anthropogenic origin that may affect offshore aquaculture farms off Gran Canaria and the surrounding marine environment. The Integrated
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has taken a further step in consolidating its cabled observatory as a leading scientific and technological infrastructure for marine observation. Within the framework of the Blue Upgrade project, PLOCAN has completed the deployment of two oceanographic monitoring systems on its Offshore Platform: the EGIM (EMSO Generic Instrument
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) joins a new edition of the Advanced Maritime Technology Expo & Conference, an international leading forum for the uncrewed maritime navigation sector, which takes place this week in the city of Amsterdam within the framework of the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo 2026, expecting around 2,500 attendees,
The final events of the educational project brought together Primary and Secondary school students from Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, providing an opportunity for schools to exchange experiences and showcase the work carried out by both students and teachers in the field of educational innovation.
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands –PLOCAN– joins this week in the National Aquaculture Congress 2026 (CNA2026), which is taking place in the city of Vigo, presenting its contribution as a partner of the SIRENA 2 project together with the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (ICMAT-CSIC), consortium coordinator, and the University of Las Palmas de
On Thursday, May 28, 2026, the 2nd Junior Marine Conference of the project “EduSen: Marine Sensors – From the Classroom to the Conference” was held. The initiative, developed by PLOCAN, aims to promote ocean literacy and bring marine research closer to secondary school students in Gran Canaria. The event brought together students and teachers from