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ATLAS brings its European partners together at PLOCAN to plan “listening” to the Atlantic through submarine fibre-optic cables

ATLAS brings its European partners together at PLOCAN to plan “listening” to the Atlantic through submarine fibre-optic cables

Maritime traffic, the presence of large cetaceans and seismic risk make the Canary Islands a unique laboratory to validate ATLAS and demonstrate the potential of its technology to strengthen observation and protection of the Atlantic

20/11/2025 LEER NOTICIA
The ATLAS Project Turns Submarine Cables into “Ears” to Protect the Atlantic

The ATLAS Project Turns Submarine Cables into “Ears” to Protect the Atlantic

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

15/09/2025 LEER NOTICIA
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