8 June 2025 | Starfish Barometer Launch: First Global Ocean Health Bulletin
New science tool presented to Heads of States and Governments by Pierre Bahurel – DG Mercator Ocean, and Marina Levy – Research director CNRS, during a dedicated recommendation sessions at UNOC.
9 June 2025 | 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Creation of IGO: A new intergovernmental organization for digital Ocean systems & information services
The official side event (Blue Zone, room 5) will celebrate the international IGO Convention now proposed for signature by the Copernicus Participating States, culminating in a Declaration of continued commitment by all States involved in the process.
9 June 2025 | 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Presentation of the European Digital Twin Ocean
Join us for the official launch event with the European Commission highlighting how the European Digital Twin Ocean will support the upcoming EU Ocean Pact. > Learn More
10 June 2025 | 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Ocean & AI
AI & Blue Tech : The Next Wave of Ocean Protection : the event will bring together key voices from science, policy, and innovation to explore the transformative potential of AI and Blue Tech for Ocean protection.
11 June 2025 | 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Call for action to advance ocean prediction capabilities for the benefits of society
Join this high-level event to hear about the launch of the Call for International Mobilization to advance Ocean prediction capabilities in response to societal needs.
Press releases
The Bizerte Declaration: an unprecedented call for Ocean2050
Under the aegis of Rym Benzina (President of La Saison Bleue) and Pascal Lamy (President of the Forum), the 5th edition of the Forum Mondial de la Mer (World Sea Forum) in Bizerte, Tunisia has taken an unprecedented turn that calls for an international mobilisation – a “cooperation shock” to work urgently and collectively towards a healthy Ocean by 2050. Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, French Ambassador for the Poles and Maritime Issues, Pierre Bahurel, the Director General of Mercator Ocean International and many international personalities have co-signed the Bizerte Declaration.
Released on 17/10/2022
Launch of the guide ‘Implementing Operational Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Systems’
On the 1st of July at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and its Expert Team on Operational Ocean Forecasting Systems (ETOOFS) announced the long awaited release of a comprehensive guide on “Implementing Operational Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Systems”.
Released on 12/07/2022
TRANSFORMATION OF MERCATOR OCEAN INTERNATIONAL INTO AN Intergovernmental Organisation
At the One Ocean Summit organised by France in Brest, from the 9th to 11th of February 2022, six European States (France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and the UK) showed their political commitment to developing European excellence in Digital Oceanography by transforming Mercator Ocean International into an intergovernmental organisation (IGO). This was solidified in the “Declaration of Brest” on 10th of February during the summit.
Released on 07/07/2022
A UN Decade Collaborative Centre for the ocean prediction we need
The 30 June 2022 saw the official launch of the Decade Collaborative Centre for Ocean Prediction (OceanPrediction DCC) at the UN Ocean Decade Forum that took place in Lisbon, in the backdrop of the UN Ocean Conference 2022. Hosted by Mercator Ocean International, the DCC will establish a global forum to catalyse and coordinate efforts towards the co-development, integration and strengthening of ocean prediction activities worldwide in support of the UN Ocean Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
Released on 30/06/2022
The Declaration of Brest at the One Ocean Summit: Mercator Ocean International to become an Intergovernmental organisation
At the One Ocean Summit in Brest (France), in the frame of the many engagements taken in favour of the sustainability of the Ocean, was announced that Mercator Ocean International, will become an Intergovernmental organisation. An international reference and authoritative institution dedicated to ocean prediction and digital ocean.
Released on 11/02/2022
July 23, 2021: European Commission to Continue Collaboration with Mercator Ocean International to Implement Copernicus Marine Service
Released on 23/07/2024
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