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.
04/11/2024 06/11/2024
The purpose of this congress is to promote the discussion and analysis of related scientific problems such as physical oceanography, meteorology and climate of the Southeast Pacific. It is a valuable opportunity for national and foreign researchers to strengthen current research, generate new collaborations, and stimulate the participation of undergraduate and postgraduate students in scientific research.
Date: 4 to 6 November 2024.
Venue: Arturo Prat University, Chile.
Organizer: Ocean Atmosphere Dynamics WG (DOCA WG) of the National Oceanographic Committee and the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources of the Arturo Prat University, Chile.
Research group: OFYGA.
Researcher and activities: Ángel Rodríguez Santana.
-Poster ‘Integral remote system for monitoring, detection and prediction of potentially harmful marine events for aquaculture farms’ (Sirena Project): 4, 5 and 6 November.
-Oral communication ‘Submesoscale Symmetric Instabilities in Mesoscale Ocean Eddies’: 4 November, 12:30h - 12:45h.
06/10/2024 11/10/2024
This congress is an important meeting point for the science of optics and research and its applications in relation to the aquatic environment, ranging from biogeochemistry, environmental management and its applications, instruments, techniques and observation systems, remote sensing, phytoplankton ecology, radiative transfer and optical theory to global change and benthic processes.
Date: 6th to 11th October.
Venue: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Conference Centre of the Canary Islands).
Partners: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES), the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Operational Satellite Agency for Monitoring Weather (EUMETSAT), Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG), Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale (ULCO), Ocean Motion Technologies, Office of Naval Research, Sequoia Scientific, Economic Promotion Agency of Gran Canaria (SPEGC) and the Canarian Science and Technology Park Foundation (FCPCT) of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC).
Participating research groups: BIOCON (Antonio Juan González Ramos and Alejandro García Mendoza) and OFYGA (Marina Gutiérrez-García and Alex Urbaneja).
10/07/2024 12/07/2024
This congress is an important meeting point for researchers and professionals in the field of marine sciences in Spain and Europe. With the aim of disseminating the latest scientific research, the results and conclusions of studies in this sector will be presented. The event, dedicated to the nautical and marine-maritime sector, aims to promote and boost the Blue Economy.
Date: 10, 11 and 12 July.
Venue: Port of Valencia.
Organisers: University of Alicante, University of Barcelona, University of Cadiz, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Catholic University of Valencia and University of Vigo.
Partners: Valencia City Council, Valencia Provincial Council, Valencia Port Authority, University of Barcelona, Catholic University of Valencia.
Research groups: EOMAR and OFYGA.
07/06/2024 09/06/2024
This event, dedicated to the nautical and marine-maritime sector, aims to promote and boost the Blue Economy. The fair's activities include the dissemination of scientific knowledge about the marine-maritime environment.
Date: 7th, 8th and 9th June.
Venue: Sanapú Quay, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Organisers: INFECAR and Ciudad de Mar, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council.
Partners: Gran Canaria Island Council, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council, Las Palmas Port Authority.
Research groups: EOMAR, TOTMA, OFYGA and BIOCON.
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.