Domestic canary In the UK, this practice ceased in 1986. Typically, the domestic canary is kept as a popular cage and aviary bird. Given proper housing and care, a canary's lifespan ranges from 10 to 15 years. The birds are named after Spain's Canary Islands, which derive their name from the Latin "Insula Canaria" (after one of the larger islands, Gran Canaria), meaning "island of dogs", due to its "vast multitudes of dogs of very large size". Canaries are generally divided into three main groups: While wild canaries are a yellowish-green colour, domestic canaries have been selectively bred for a wide variety
Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is a singular scientific and technological infrastructure built in order to create a new network of production in the marine and maritime sector that is in harmony with the strategy for blue growth that has been established within the European Union. It has been partially co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the ERDF Operational Programme for the Canary Islands 2007-2013 within Axis 1 “Development of the Knowledge Economy”, priority theme 02, with a co-financing rate of 85%. PLOCAN is financed and managed by