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PLOCAN announces the 15th Glider School edition
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
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The INTERTAGUA project plans pilot tests to evaluate new technologies for the study of Macaronesian marine megafauna
The partners of the European project INTERTAGUA that promotes the social and economic potential of the waters of Macaronesia have held a follow-up meeting in which was defined the planning for the pilot tests to be carried out. The pilot tests will serve to evaluate the low cost IoT (Internet of Things) technology and LoRaWAN
PLOCAN participates in the launch meeting for the OCEANLIT Project for managing coastal areas affected by marine litter
The Canary Island partners of the European project “Management of protected coastal areas in archipelagos affected by marine litter” (OCEANLIT) have held an online meeting, in which PLOCAN participated, to present the project. OCEANLIT aims to reduce marine litter by building knowledge, improving waste management systems, and raising awareness among users and the general public.
PLOCAN and Mercator Ocean International organise the COPERNICUS Marine Service virtual seminar for the IBI region
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The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Polytechnic University of Madrid and PLOCAN resume the measurement campaigns of the HERAKLES project
The IDeTIC research institute of the University of Las Palmas, the Polytechnic University of Madrid and PLOCAN have resumed the joint measurement campaign of the European HERAKLES project to improve the resolution and quality of marine observations through the development of cost-effective and innovative sensors that can be deployed from multiple platforms. HERAKLES is an
PLOCAN participates in the sixth edition of the Science by Women programme of the Women for Africa Foundation
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PLOCAN in the virtual conference “The Sea and the Blue Economy” of the SmartBlueF project
The virtual conferences ‘The Sea and the Blue Economy’ were organised within the SMARTBLUEF project of the Territorial Co-operation Programme INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal MAC 2014-2020 and coordinated by its Canarian partners, PROEXCA, PLOCAN, CETECIMA and the Maritime Cluster of the Canary Islands. During these conferences it was highlighted that this sector plays a key role
Launch of the INTERTAGUA Project website for the study of the Macaronesian marine megafauna
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PLOCAN to participate in webinar on “Marine Energy Test Centres: lessons learned and challenges for 2030”, organised by APPA Marina
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Blue-GIFT call 2 recommends support to five ocean energy technologies
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PLOCAN collaborates with the Marine Institute on the Sweeney Scholarship Award 2020
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