PLOCAN identifies the main ‘hotspots’ of marine litter accumulation in Macaronesia.
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has launched one of the key actions of the CIRCULAROCEAN project: the mapping of hotspots and marine litter accumulation zones. This activity will enable the integrated, regional-scale identification of areas in the Eastern Central Atlantic where ocean currents promote the accumulation of floating debris. CIRCULAROCEAN is an
