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PLOCAN joins the R&D&I ecosystem of the Tenerife Science and Technology Park
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has officially opened offices at the Barranco Hondo site of the Science and Technology Park of the Tenerife Island Council, in order to support various research, development and innovation projects in response to the growing activity carried out on the island, and to strengthen coordination and collaboration
UWC Spain and the DISA Foundation bring 30 young Canary Islanders closer to the blue economy at PLOCAN
PLOCAN has welcomed a group from UWC Spain (United World Colleges), which, in partnership with the DISA Foundation, is running the second edition of “Energía Joven” (“Young Energy”), a summer educational programme aimed at 30 young people aged 14 and 15 from across the eight Canary Islands. During their visit to PLOCAN’s facilities in Taliarte,
Sodepal and PLOCAN sign a collaboration agreement to promote the blue economy in La Palma
The Society for the Economic and Social Promotion and Development of La Palma (Sodepal) and the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) have signed a General Collaboration Protocol in Tazacorte to promote the blue economy, the transfer of scientific knowledge and environmental sustainability on the island. The agreement was signed by the Councillor for
PLOCAN takes part in a technical meeting on the management and monitoring of cetacean watching in Tenerife
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) took part in a technical meeting organised by the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), aimed at advancing the management, monitoring and conservation of cetaceans in the Canary Islands, particularly within the Teno-Rasca Marine Strip Special Area of Conservation (SAC), in Tenerife.
PLOCAN joins the Advisory Board of the European project Impact4Mar
The Director of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), José Joaquín Hernández Brito, took part in the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Impact4Mar – Socio-Ecological Impact Assessment in the Atlantic Maritime Sector project, an Interreg Atlantic Area initiative aimed at providing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the maritime sector
PLOCAN Presents Advances in Marine Science and Ocean Data Management at ISMS in Cádiz
Researchers from the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) participated in the International Symposium on Marine Science, held in Cádiz, presenting work focused on marine observation, climate change, and the improvement of metocean data. The latest advances in marine science, ocean observation, and environmental data management were presented in two scientific papers co-authored by
PLOCAN reinforces its leadership in autonomous ocean observation technologies at the ISMS 2026 conference
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) played a leading role at the International Symposium on Marine Sciences (ISMS 2026) in Cádiz, contributing to the Physical Oceanography Meeting (EOF)—one of the conference’s key parallel programs. Specifically, PLOCAN took a leading role alongside AZTI, IEO/CSIC, SOCIB, and ULPGC in organizing and moderating the session on
PLOCAN takes part in a European workshop to bring ocean data closer to decision-making
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) took part in the EuroGEO European workshop on the marine and coastal environment, held in Geneva and bringing together European and international initiatives working to turn marine and coastal data into useful information for sustainable management and decision-making. PLOCAN’s involvement was channelled through the BlueActionAA project, selected
Mid-Atlantic Test Sites Network meets at PLOCAN to assess initiatives for economic revitalisation and innovation
The Mid-Atlantic Test Sites Network (Red BEAM) met at the facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) to assess the initiatives undertaken to drive economic revitalisation and innovation, with the participation of the managers of the test sites and of the companies that use their services to trial emerging ocean technologies. The
PLOCAN takes part in SIRENA 2: AI, autonomous marine technologies and oceanographic surveys to protect aquaculture in the Canary Islands
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is participating in the SIRENA 2 project, a research initiative aimed at developing new technologies to enhance the monitoring, detection and prediction of marine events of both natural and anthropogenic origin that may affect offshore aquaculture farms off Gran Canaria and the surrounding marine environment. The Integrated