Mercator Ocean International

Sargassum beachings in the Caribbean: Ocean data to support the environment

Mercator Ocean International offers state-of-the-art expertise and services for ocean analysis and forecasting. Recently, it developed a high-resolution regional system covering the Caribbean, designed to improve the forecasting of Sargassum seaweed beachings for the French government.  The overabundance and beaching of this seaweed, particularly in the last decade on the coasts of the Caribbean, Central […]

Diving into a Blue Year!

Already two months into 2022, this year brings new impetus, opportunities and synergies to fix our relationship with and save our ocean. The ocean is high on the global policy agenda with several key events lined up this year, and Mercator Ocean International (MOi) continues to be fully on board.  At the heart of the […]

Oil spill in Peru: Ocean data to monitor the environmental disaster

An undersea volcano in the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga erupted with great force on January 15, 2022, triggering a seaquake that hit the Peruvian coasts some 10 000 km away. An oil tanker, probably hit by strong waves while offloading cargo, spilled nearly 12 000 barrels (nearly 1.9 million litres) of crude oil along […]

GREEN OCEAN How does the digital ocean help protect juvenile sea turtles?

Knowledge of ocean parameters from our digital ocean systems, distributed through the Copernicus Marine Service*, helps us to understand the behaviour of juvenile sea turtles in order to better protect them. A study published this week in Frontiers in Marine Science, that included a co-author from Mercator Ocean International, used Copernicus Marine data  to show that the food-rich […]

Mercator Ocean at GEO Week 2021

The annual flagship event of the activities of the Group on Earth Observations (#GEOWeek2021) took place virtually from 22 to 26 November 2021. In the context of the packed global policy agenda on climate and environment issues, with the latest IPCC reports release, COP26, and launch of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable […]

COP26: What is the outcome for the ocean?

The 26th Conference of the Parties took place this year in Glasgow, UK. The Conference set four objectives – mitigation, adaptation, finance, and collaboration. After two weeks of intense negotiations, agreements have been reached. What are the conclusions? What is the outcome for the ocean? COP26 addressed four main topics COP26 was of particular importance […]

Sargassum beachings in the Caribbean: Ocean data to support the environment

Mercator Ocean International offers state-of-the-art expertise and services for ocean analysis and forecasting. Recently, it developed a high-resolution regional system covering the Caribbean, designed to improve the forecasting of Sargassum seaweed beachings for the French government.  The overabundance and beaching of this seaweed, particularly in the last decade on the coasts of the Caribbean, Central […]

Mercator Ocean wins a “Trophée Ecomobilité”

On Friday 19 November 2021, Tisséo Collectivités – the transport organising authority for the urban transport area of the Toulouse conurbation – awarded Mercator Ocean International (MOi) the Ecomobility Trophy, “Coup de Pouce” prize. Jean-Michel Lattes, President of Tisséo Collectivités, unveiled the winners of the Ecomobility Trophies 2021, on the occasion of the 10th edition […]

MOOC & Hackathons: new capacity building actions

Mercator Ocean International is increasingly mobilised on the development of capacity-building actions. Included in the UN Sustainable Development Goal 17 “Partnerships for the Goals”, the process of capacity-building implies the global strengthening of skills and resources needed to achieve all the SDGs, through the increase and improvement of technology, data collection and monitoring. In that […]

Mercator Ocean International supports the AMAZOMIX oceanographic campaign to study physical processes and their impacts on the marine ecosystem at the mouth of the Amazon

Mercator Ocean International (MOi) is supporting the AMAZONIX campaign, which explores the mouth of the Amazon, from 27 August to 8 October 2021. The campaign is taking place on board the ANTEA, an offshore vessel of the French Oceanographic Fleet operated by Ifremer. Over a distance of more than 6,000 km, a multidisciplinary team of […]

5th Ocean State Report Summary now available

On 22 September 2021, the Copernicus Marine Service and Mercator Ocean International (MOi) released the 5 edition of the Ocean State Report (OSR 5) Summary. Freely accessible online, this annual publication provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art report on the current state, natural variations, and ongoing changes in the European regional seas and global ocean, particularly […]