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 surrounding waters of Martha’s Vineyard, island located Southwards of the Cape Cod peninsula (Massachusetts, USA), have been the scene of the beginning of the Sentinel Redwing mission, a pioneering and ambitious voyage led by Teledyne Marine (USA) in collaboration with the RU-COOL laboratory of Rutgers University (USA) and a large and multidisciplinary group of
José Joaquín Hernández Brito, Director of PLOCAN, participated in the 4th European Symposium by NEREUS Regions, held on 2–3 October at the Teatro Micaelense in Ponta Delgada (São Miguel, Azores). The symposium brought together representatives from European regions and key actors in the space sector to explore how innovation in space can contribute to resilience
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has awarded the service contract for the implementation and comprehensive management of its electronic headquarters, registry, and electronic records system. This project, valued at over 200,000 euros, reinforces the entity’s commitment to modernization, transparency, and efficiency in administrative management. The solution, deployed in SaaS mode and fully
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) once again took part in Macaronight 2025, the European Researchers’ Night of Macaronesia, held at the Elder Museum of Science and Technology in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The event brought together researchers and students from educational centres with the aim of bringing science and technology closer
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) participated in the All-Atlantic Forum 2025, recently held in Brussels and organized by the European Union. This event brought together institutions, researchers, and key stakeholders from across the Atlantic with the aim of boosting international cooperation in ocean science, innovation, and sustainability. PLOCAN’s participation in this forum
The Canary Islands Oceanic Platform (PLOCAN) is collaborating with the Catalan technology center LEITAT to validate an optical sensor equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) capable of detecting microplastics in real time in the ocean. Microplastics, particles smaller than five millimeters found in oceans worldwide, pose a growing challenge to biodiversity, coastal management, and human health.
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is participating this week in the EMSEA Conference 2025, one of Europe’s leading forums on marine education, held from 15 to 18 September in Ostend, Belgium. Organised by the European Marine Science Educators’ Association (EMSEA), the conference brings together professionals from the scientific, educational, and institutional sectors
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is coordinating the European ATLAS project (Atlantic Tracking with Lightwave Acoustic Sensing) in the Archipelago, an initiative that strengthens Europe’s role at the forefront of ocean observation and environmental protection in the Atlantic arc. ATLAS transforms existing submarine fiber optic cables into a network of acoustic sensors
The Canary Islands Government’s Minister of Tourism and Employment, Jessica de León, and the Director of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), José Joaquín Hernández Brito, held a meeting at PLOCAN’s shore-based headquarters to analyse potential synergies and collaborative projects to drive scientific tourism and the blue economy in the Canary Islands. During
A delegation from PLOCAN, led by Joaquín Hernández Brito, is taking part this week in the 16th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2025), held from 7 to 11 September in Funchal, Madeira. After hosting previous editions in Lisbon (1995) and Porto (2007), the Institute of Mechanical Engineering (IDMEC) and Instituto Superior Técnico are