Bilbao Port Authority, University of the Basque Country Renew Biomonitoring Collaboration Agreement
of biological communities, and that expansion works and port activity have not had a widespread negative impact on them.The Biomonitoring Plan of the Port of Bilbao includes an extensive network of monitoring stations, specifically 21. At 18 of these stations, benthic communities and the physical and chemical parameters of the water column will be studied, divided into a total of eight sectors: Sector 1, covering Punta Lucero (PL) and Punta Ceballos (PC); Sector 2, covering Zierbena (ZI) and Zierbena Dock (DZ); Sector 3, covering the Zierbena 1 (C1) and 2 (C2) breakwaters; Sector 4, covering the Inner
Product Spotlight: FLEXUS More than an ROTV
and survey applications. Like the more advanced MacArtney TRIAXUS and FOCUS-2 ROTV systems, FLEXUS is based on a towed vehicle featuring a broad range of innovative features and benefits. The FLEXUS vehicle is suitable for several mission types including effective and detailed mapping of physical and chemical parameters in the water column. The vehicle can be controlled vertically with an operational envelope of 0-200 m and is able to operate at a tow speed of up to 10 knots and with a vertical speed of up to 1 m/s. In addition, FLEXUS is able to carry out a broad variety of different scientific monitoring
Introducing FLEXUS - More than an ROTV
survey applications. Like the more advanced MacArtney TRIAXUS and FOCUS-2 ROTV systems, the FLEXUS is based on a towed vehicle featuring a broad range of innovative features and benefits. The FLEXUS vehicle is suitable for several mission types including effective and detailed mapping of physical and chemical parameters in the water column. The vehicle can be controlled vertically with an operational envelope of 0-200 meters and is able to operate at a tow speed of up to 10 knots and with a vertical speed of up to 1 m/s. In terms of flexibility, the FLEXUS is able to carry out a broad variety of
August 2025
