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PHYSALIA brings marine science from research to primary school classrooms
Within the PHYSALIA project, marine science research is reaching primary school classrooms through the Blue Schools initiative, connecting laboratory and fieldwork with education and raising awareness of the marine environment from an early age. 👉 Read the full story on … Continue reading
“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
Noticia en la TPA
Investigarán cómo navegan y cómo se distribuyen para predecir su llegada a las playas El primer ejemplar de carabela portuguesa que llegó al Acuario fue recogido esta semana en la playa de Xagó señala Reyes Descalzo, conservadora del Bioparc Acuario de … Continue reading
Noticia RTVC
El impacto de nuestro trabajo ha despertado el interés de los medios, y recientemente, RTVC ha dedicado un reportaje al proyecto PHYSALIA. En este video, podrás conocer más sobre el desarrollo de la campaña en Gran Canaria, la importancia de … Continue reading
Entrevista a May Gómez (RTVC)
May Gómez, directora del grupo EOMAR del Instituto ECOAQUA de la ULPGC e investigadora principal del proyecto por parte de ECOAQUA habla en el #BuenosDíasCanarias de @InformativosTvc de @TelevisionCanaria sobre el inicio de la primera campaña de observación de la … Continue reading
Investigadores de la ULPGC siguen a la peligrosa carabela portuguesa para predecir su llegada a la costa
El instituto Ecoaqua participa en un proyecto nacional novedoso e inicia en Gran Canaria la campaña de observación por mar y aire de una especie que obliga a cerrar playas por sus picaduras Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Lunes, 24 … Continue reading
PhD fellowship in Oceanography / Marine Biology
PhD fellowship in Oceanography / Marine Biology@University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain We seek a candidate to develop a PhD under the framework of the recently awarded project Biological navigation in the global ocean [PID2023-147159NB-C31], led by José Luis Acuña and … Continue reading