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Starfish Barometer 2026 Expands International Scientific Committee Ahead of World Ocean Day Publication
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April 2026 set to be the second - warmest April on record for the ocean as equatorial Pacific hits record sea surface temperatures
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Greece signs Convention establishing Mercator International Centre for the Ocean, advancing creation of new intergovernmental organization
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Media brief: Mercator Ocean International at the 18th European Space Conference
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Despite the start of La Niña, 2025 ranks among the three warmest Ocean years since 1993
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Mercator Ocean International Makes AI Ocean Forecasting Operational with GLONET Validated by OceanBench at NeurIPS 2025
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Digital Ocean Week 2026: Towards the Next-Generation Ocean Intelligence Services
The first Digital Ocean Week (8–12 June 2026, Brussels) marks a key step in Europe’s journey towards a fully operational Digital Ocean,
Greece Joins France and Norway to establish the new IGO Mercator International Centre for the Ocean
Greece signs the Convention establishing the Mercator International Centre for the Ocean, reinforcing Europe’s commitment to trusted digital ocean systems
Mercator Ocean Sets Sail to Support the PIRATA Programme
With PhD candidate Ergane Fouchet on board, Mercator Ocean is participating in the 36th PIRATA cruise, contributing essential observations in
