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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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Initial video of the floating offshore wind project FLOTANT
FLOTANT project coordinated by PLOCAN, which aims to develop an innovative and low-cost floating offshore wind technology, optimised for deep water (100m-600m) and to sustain a 10+MW wind turbine generator, has recently published a video showing the primary goals of this initiative Floating offshore wind constitutes one of the most relevant commitment to the future
PLOCAN to coordinate the European INTERTAGUA project to boost the social and economic potential of Macaronesian waters
PLOCAN will coordinate the European INTERTAGUA project to research, develop and test sensors based on low-cost IoT and LoRaWAN to monitor the movements of megafauna most vulnerable to human activities in each region: sharks and cetaceans in the Azores archipelago; cetaceans, birds and monk seals in the Madeira archipelago; birds and cetaceans in the Canary
2020 Blue Economy Report: Blue sectors contribute to the recovery and pave way for EU Green Deal
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Hernández Brito: extensive knowledge of the oceans is required
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Deputy Regional Minister for the Economy: the blue economy diversifies the economy and is a driver of sustainable development
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Elena Máñez: The Canary Islands must be at the forefront of Europe’s blue economy
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The Sea and the Blue Economy Workshop to focus on the potential of the Blue Economy in the Canary Islands to meet the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations.
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Presentation of the MAWADIPOL Project on the prevention of marine pollution and marine salvage operations
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OPEN CALL FOR EMPLOYMENT, FOR THE SCIENTIFIC-TECHNICAL AREA / PROJECT: EDUROVs
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Published the first microplastic sampling results in ESTOC and PLOCAN´s test site
Broad scale sampling methods for microplastic monitoring in the open ocean waters remain a challenge in oceanography, as a large number of samples is required to understand the distribution, abundance and fate of these particles in the environment. The Canary Oceanic Platform (PLOCAN) collaborates with the ULPGC in developing new methods for detecting microplastics in