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PLOCAN Strengthens its Role in Ocean Research at EMSO Strategic Workshop 2025
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is participating this week in the EMSO Strategic Workshop, a significant event for the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water column Observatory (EMSO), where PLOCAN representatives are contributing their expertise in fundamental areas of ocean research. Among them, Silvana Neves, also a member of EMSO’s Scientific Service Group
PLOCAN at the ExCOM of EMSO ERIC
PLOCAN, as operator of the Regional Facility (RF) of the European Multidisciplinary Observatory for the Study of the Seafloor and Water Column (EMSO) in the Canary Islands, presented at the EMSO ERIC Executive Committee meeting held in Rome, the status of the ocean observatory and future plans, including the incorporation of the Canary Islands Ocean
EGIM recovered after nearly three months operation off La Palma Island’s volcanic eruption
On the 21st of January 2022 PLOCAN observatory’s team recovered the EGIM, deployed in 500m depth last October in waters off the volcanic eruption of La Palma island, with the support of Research Vessel IEO Angeles Alvariño. PLOCAN is a member of EMSO ERIC (European Multidiciplinary Seafloor and water column Observatory) and in charge of
EMSO monitors the impact of La Palma volcano on the ocean with the support of PLOCAN and the UPC
The European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water column Observatory (EMSO) has deployed the EMSO Generic Instrument Module (EGIM) in waters near La Palma to assess and monitor the impact of the volcano’s activity on the marine ecosystem, with the support of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya ·