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Stay informed about Mercator Ocean International through our Corporate information and Initiatives news. Here, we highlight our latest developments across key projects and services, including the Copernicus Marine Service, Copernicus WEkEO, the Copernicus Thematic Hubs, OceanPrediction Decade Collaborative Centre, EU4OceanObs, Digital Twin Ocean activities and numerous Horizon Europe projects we actively participate in.

A new international study, led by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Mercator Ocean International (MOi), and the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique at École Normale

On 11 November 2025, Pierre Bahurel, Director-General of Mercator Ocean International, addressed the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries (PECH), presenting the latest findings from the 9th Copernicus Ocean State Report.

A new global framework for Ocean indicators, led by Dr. Karina von Schuckmann from Mercator Ocean International and developed under the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) initiative, aims to translate

Dr. Karina von Schuckmann, Mercator Ocean’s Senior Advisor for Ocean Science for Policy, has been awarded the Petersen Excellence Professorship for her research on Ocean warming, the Earth energy imbalance

On 3 November, Stefano Ciavatta, Head of the Marine Ecosystems Service at Mercator Ocean International, participated in the RISE Fr-UK 2025 event (Research and Innovation Excellence in Science for Europe

Mercator Ocean International and the Institut National de Recherche Halieutique (INRH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), providing a framework for collaboration and mutual understanding in oceanographic research and