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
New Indicators Project for Tracking Our Changing Climate
Today, leading scientists that contributed to the recent IPCC report of working group 1 on climate change have launched a project to update key climate indicators every year so people can be kept informed about critical aspects of global warming. As a partner of this project, Mercator Ocean International (MOi) contributes expertise to finding the Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI), the primary indicator used to understand the extent of human-induced global warming, which has more than doubled in the last two decades. The EEI is directly related to ocean heat because the ocean absorbs some 90% of the human-driven heat trapped in the Earth system.
Released on 08/06/2023
Mercator Ocean contributes to the annual WMO climate report, shows rapid ocean warming
The much-awaited state of the global climate annual report has been published by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), presenting an overview of the climate and weather conditions throughout the year 2022. Along with various meteorological and hydrological organizations worldwide, Mercator Ocean International contributed to the report, revealing recent and rapid ocean warming. The report also evaluates essential climate metrics including greenhouse gas emissions, temperature fluctuations, sea level increase, and ocean acidification.
Released on 24/04/2023
Ocean absorbing 89% of climate warming according to an international team of scientists led by Mercator Ocean International
A new study shows that 89% of the excess heat built up in the Earth system from 1960-2020 has been absorbed by the Ocean. An international team of 70 researchers from 15 countries led by Mercator Ocean International’s Karina von Schuckmann revealed their results today in a paper published in the journal Earth System Science Data.
Released on 17/04/2023
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
Ocean bulletins and news
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