Exploring Mercator Ocean’s partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mercator Ocean International (MOi) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have been closely cooperating on a broad range of initiatives since the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2022. Areas of mutual interest include the development of global Ocean and coastal observation initiatives, the promotion of enhanced environmental management in developing economies […]
The Ocean absorbed a record high level of heat energy in 2023, reveals a new study published in Nature magazine
A new paper in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, “Ocean Heat Content in 2023” coauthored by Mercator Ocean’s Karina von Schuckmann and Audrey Minière, sheds light on the global accumulation of Ocean Heat Content (OHC), which indicates the quantity of energy absorbed by the Ocean at varying depths and locations. The paper revealed that OHC […]
New study reveals climate change’s toll on fish populations and calls for sustainable fisheries
A new study, led by Dr Angus Atkinson, the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, sheds light on a pressing concern: climate change is silently undermining the Ocean’s capacity to sustain fish populations. Co-authored by Mercator Ocean International’s oceanographer Maria Grigoratou and 9 authors from 6 different countries, the research uncovers a hidden amplification mechanism when changes in […]
Mercator Ocean International, guest at the Science and Technology ministerial meeting
Mercator Ocean International (MOi) has been invited to take part in the OECD Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology Policy to be held at the OECD in Paris on 23 and 24 April 2024, organised by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. Context A science, technology and innovation policy agenda will be […]
New Paper Co-Authored by MOi Oceanographers Reports Record-Breaking Ocean Heat Content Levels In 2023
A new research paper in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment “Ocean Heat Content in 2023” has provided insight into the worldwide increase of Ocean Heat Content (OHC), which indicates the quantity of energy absorbed by the Ocean at varying depths and locations. The authors, who include Mercator Ocean oceanographers Karina von Schuckmann and Audrey Minière, […]
Launching the OceanPrediction DCC Website: Empowering the Global Ocean Prediction Community
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre (OceanPrediction DCC) website, a significant milestone in Mercator Ocean International’s (MOi) mission to enhance global cooperation surrounding Ocean prediction. As a pivotal component of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, the OceanPrediction DCC, implemented by MOi, strives to […]
UN Ocean Conference: Mercator Ocean International in support of Decade Goals
From 10 to 12 April 2024, the government of Spain and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) will hold the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona. It aims to gather the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) community and partners around the 10 Decade Challenges. Mercator Ocean International (MOi) has […]