Atlantic Tracking with
Lightwave Acoustic Sensing

ATLAS is an EU-funded Interreg Atlantic Area project using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) on submarine cables to advance ocean monitoring. It promotes cross-border cooperation to boost biodiversity conservation, coastal risk prevention, and sustainable ocean management, showcasing how EU funding drives innovative, impactful research.

Objectives

Through DAS technology, ATLAS captures vibrations along kilometers of fiber optic cable, turning them into real-time signals for:

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Marine Mammal Detection

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Ship-noise Monitoring

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Seismic Activity

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ATLAS Kick-Off Meeting

05/12/2025

The project partners gathered at PLOCAN in the Canary islands to strategise for the ATLAS project.

ATLAS in the news

20/11/2025

RTVC Canarias news broadcast
“PLOCAN impulsa una red acústica submarina en el Atlántico”

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Atlantic Tracking with Lightwave Acoustic Sensing (ATLAS) is an EU-funded Interreg Atlantic project using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) on submarine cables to advance ocean monitoring. It promotes cross-border cooperation to boost biodiversity conservation, coastal risk prevention, and sustainable ocean management, showcasing how EU funding drives innovative, impactful research.

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This project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg Atlantic Area Programme. The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the EU, and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.