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PLOCAN’s autonomous ocean-vehicles fleet annual contribution to the ocean observing strategy

PLOCAN’s autonomous ocean-vehicles fleet annual contribution to the ocean observing strategy

The fleet of autonomous ocean-vehicles of the Canary Islands Oceanic Platform (PLOCAN) has carried out various scientific, technical and training missions in 2024, totaling 133 days of sea-operations, with a navigation record of approximately 1.800 nautical miles, highlighting operations conducted in the waters of the Azores and Lisbon, and across the North and South shore

20/12/2024 READ ARTICLE
The PLOCAN’s VIMAS fleet contributes to the underwater noise monitoring program within the framework of PURE WIND EU’s project

The PLOCAN’s VIMAS fleet contributes to the underwater noise monitoring program within the framework of PURE WIND EU’s project

The PLOCAN test-site facility is being used as scenario for a new scientific-technical mission aimed at monitoring underwater noise derived from the systematic offshore wind energy generation on marine ecosystems. The activity is carried out within the framework of the EU’s project PURE WIND (Impact of sound on marine ecosystems from the generation of offshore

19/12/2024 READ ARTICLE
PLOCAN’s fleet of autonomous marine vehicles increases its operational activity by 30% in 2023

PLOCAN’s fleet of autonomous marine vehicles increases its operational activity by 30% in 2023

PLOCAN’s fleet of autonomous ocean vehicles has carried out multiple scientific, technical and training missions in 2023, totaling 242 days sea-operations, with a navigation record of 3,200 nautical miles, among which highlight deployments and operations conduced in the Azores, Madeira, Lisbon, the island of La Palma and in the North and South strip of the

30/12/2023 READ ARTICLE
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