The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) convenes the 15th edition of the Glider School, an international reference training forum in ocean-glider technology, to be held from October 20th to 24th 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 Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is once again bringing marine science into classrooms across Gran Canaria during this school year through the second edition of the educational projects Edusen and Edublue, an initiative that will enable more than 500 students and 40 teachers from 25 schools on the island to gain first-hand
A consortium of national and international scientific institutions has launched GYROVAGO, a four-year research project aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of how a complex system such as the eastern region of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre functions. The project will address key questions for society: how much capacity it has to absorb CO₂, how
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is strengthening its commitment to ocean education and ocean literacy across the archipelago, fostering stronger connections between science, education, and society. In this context, PLOCAN acts as the coordinator of the Canary Islands Blue Schools Network, helping to integrate ocean knowledge into the education system. Through the
ICTS-PLOCAN has actively joined the XXVII edition of Oceanology International (Oi26) held in London as a biannual world reference forum on ocean-observing technologies, a clearly emerging sector in the marine-maritime context and the Blue Economy strategy. As international leading forum, Oi26 has had a large exhibition of more than 600 stands that for three consecutive
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has joined the annual General Assembly of the AQUARIUS EU’s project that took place this week at the headquarters of the Hellenic Centre of Marine Research (HCMR), in Athens, Greece. This initiative seeks to facilitate in a coordinated manner a multidisciplinary set of leading-in-class integrated research infrastructures
Collaboration with South Korean research centres carrying out activities in the fields of robotics, observation and the blue economy “is essential”. This was stated by PLOCAN’s Director, José Joaquín Hernández Brito, following the working meeting held this week at the Taliarte headquarters (Gran Canaria) with a delegation of representatives from scientific and technological institutes from the Asian country.
Brussels is hosting the European Ocean Days this week, the main European gathering linked to the Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”, where policymakers, the scientific community and other stakeholders come together to advance sustainability and innovation in the oceans. Within this framework, members of the European project BlueActionAA, including the Oceanic Platform of the
The European Commission has approved funding for a new portfolio of European marine R&D&I projects in which the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) participates, thereby strengthening its role as a key infrastructure for research, innovation, and international cooperation in the ocean domain. Taken together, these projects mobilise nearly €54 million, with more than
Partners meet in Gran Canaria to define the roadmap through to project completion and capitalise on the data gathered over months of adverse sea conditions.
The last week of February has brought yet another calima episode to the Canary Islands, with a layer of Saharan dust blanketing the archipelago for several days. Against this meteorological backdrop, the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) carried out a new seasonal sampling campaign at its Test Site, with the aim of continuing