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Mercator Ocean and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) have launched the Ocean Prediction for Costa Rica (OP4CR) project, running from January 2025 to December 2026, to strengthen the country’s digital Ocean capacities and establish it in…

Driven by the ambition of its shareholders, potential Member States, and the European Commission, Mercator Ocean is making strides towards becoming a world- leading intergovernmental organization for digital ocean systems and information services. As the organization enters the final phase…

Following the international SOS Ocean event in Paris, Mercator Ocean International confirms its commitment to its role in scientific innovation and its support for international initiatives for sustainable Ocean management.  The SOS Ocean Manifesto was presented in Paris on Sunday…

Mercator Ocean International has contributed in the recently released World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) State of the Global Climate 2024 report. This comprehensive report reveals that 2024 has surpassed 2023 as the warmest year on record, highlighting the ongoing challenges posed…

On March 19, 2025, almost a year after the 9th OurOcean conference she successfully led in Athens, the Greek Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Member of the Hellenic Parliament, and Chair of the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental…

Pierre Bahurel receives Leadership award from Eric Banel, Director General of French Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture On March 11th, 2025, in Paris, the Fondation de la Mer, one of France’s leading organisation for ocean conservation, supported by the Transatlantic…

Mercator Ocean launches new project to enhance Ocean prediction in Africa

Insights from the EU Space Conference by Pierre Bahurel, Director General of Mercator Ocean Mercator Ocean International joined Europe’s vibrant space community in Brussels last month for the European Space Conference. I was delighted to be there to sign a…

Mercator Ocean International will coordinate the design and installation of a European Digital Ocean Pavilion at the Third Edition of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) from 28 May to 15 June 2025 in Nice, France.  France and Costa Rica…

Signature of the Memorandum of Intent between ESA and Mercator Ocean International : Pierre Bahurel, Director General, Mercator Ocean International, Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency, Costas Kadis, Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, European Commission, and Simonetta Cheli, Director of ESA Earth Observation Programmes.…