ECOAQUA
University Institute for Research in Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems
Objectives
The University Institute ECOAQUA aims to contribute to the economic development of the Canary Islands through the generation of knowledge and its transfer to society, allowing new business opportunities to be created in the marine realm.
In particular, the University Institute for Research in Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems coordinates different lines of research for better planning and integrated management of the marine environment, both from the point of view of its natural resources and to promote sustainable development of activities linked to sustainable aquaculture production, to ecotourism and to artisanal fishing from an ecosystemic approach.
In this sense, the actions of the research centre of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria aim to provide scientific support for decision-making and the implementation of European and national guidelines that favour the sustainability of marine and coastal ecosystems.
That is why, as the research activities linked to ECOAQUA have increased, we have structured ourselves into working groups, specifically: GIA, EOMAR, BIOCON, TOTMA and OFYGA, which have their own page on this portal.
Events
14/12/2024
This talk aims to raise awareness of the natural marine wealth that extends along the coast of Guguy, in the west of Gran Canaria. An environment that hides great treasures submerged in the sea, and that could soon become the first National Park of the island thanks to its great biodiversity.
Date: 14 December 2024.
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Socio-cultural Centre of Veneguera, Mogán.
Researcher: Ricardo Haroun.
Organiser: ECOAQUA, ULPGC.
Research group: BIOCON.
12/12/2024
This workshop will address the issue of marine litter in the Atlantic Ocean. It will discuss the physical and chemical processes, among others, that influence both the transport and accumulation of marine litter in order to try to find solutions.
Date: 12 December 2024.
Venue: Canary Islands Oceanographic Centre , Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Organizer: University of La Laguna, Spanish Institute of Oceanography and University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Research groups and rechearchers:
Anna Cunill i Saez (EOMAR): Oral presentation ‘Impacts of Cigarette Butt Leachates on Palaemon elegans’,
Sofía Huelbes Muñoz (EOMAR): Poster presentation ‘Analyzing the presence of microplastics in Cronius ruber and their possible relationship with wastewater discharges’.
Francisco José Machín Jiménez (OFYGA): Organiser.
29/11/2024
This welcome event for new doctoral students, which brings together students from previous editions and professors, aims to give an insight into the research career through the researchers themselves. This year the theme of the scientific talks is the latest eruption of the volcano on La Palma.
Date and time: 29th November, 8:45h.
Venue: Sala de Grado, Faculty of Marine Sciences, ULPGC.
Researchers:
- Borja Aguiar: ‘Building a flexible career: The PhD is just the beginning, you define your career’, 9:00h.
- Ángel Rodríguez and Antonio Juan González: ‘In situ and remote monitoring of the Tajogaite volcanic eruption’, 12:30h.
Organizer: PhD in Oceanography and Global Change, ULPGC.
Partners: Spanish Geological and Mining Institute (IGME-CSIC), Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (INVOLCAN), Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), University of La Laguna (ULL).
Research group: EOMAR and OFYGA.
Job
The University Institute ECOAQUA is a research centre that belongs to the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, a public institution that offers a wide range of degrees in all the major areas of knowledge, with the aim of providing comprehensive training to those who come to it, in a commitment based on innovation, quality and internationalisation.