Monthly Archives: March 2026
“Physalias in the Classroom”: Bringing Marine Science to Schools
Throughout this first quarter of 2026, the #PhysaliaProject has moved from the laboratories into the classrooms. Through the educational talk titled “Physalias in the Classroom”—part of the De Gira con la Ciencia initiative by the University of Oviedo—we have shared … Continue reading
2026 Campaign: Decoding the Biological Sailing Navigation of Physalia physalis
The PHYSALIA Project continues its mission to understand the complex navigation patterns of the Portuguese Man O’ War. In this new 2026 campaign, our research team is deploying cutting-edge technology in Canarian waters to monitor this species—whose extreme fragility prevents … Continue reading
EOMAR and SIANI Begin New Monitoring Effort for Portuguese Man-of-War in the Canary Islands
The ECOAQUA University Institute, through the Ecophysiology of Marine Organisms group (EOMAR), and the University Institute of Intelligent Systems and Numerical Applications (SIANI) at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), under the coordination of EOMAR researcher May … Continue reading
Portuguese Man‑of‑War Reaches the Canary Islands as the 2026 PHYSALIA Campaign Begins
The arrival of the first Portuguese man‑of‑war (Physalia physalis) to the Canary Islands marks the launch of the 2026 campaign of the PHYSALIA project, a collaboration involving ULPGC, the University of Oviedo, ICMAN‑CSIC and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO). … Continue reading