Advancing International Cooperation on Global Ocean Observations in the G7 

As the G7 enters a new cycle under the 2026 French Presidency, international cooperation on ocean observations and prediction systems remains critical to addressing critical Ocean issues. Mercator Ocean International, through its coordination role under the EU4OceanObs project, continues to support the G7 Future of the Seas and Ocean Initiative (FSOI) Working Group and its efforts to set priorities and strategic alignment among G7 members towards a sustained global ocean observing and forecasting system.  Since 2016, the […]

Mercator Ocean Develops New High-Resolution System to Forecast Sargassum Algae Drift

Since 2011, large quantities of Sargassum algae have been stranding on Caribbean beaches causing significant socio-economic and environmental issues, negatively affecting the livelihoods of local communities. A technical paper recently published in the scientific journal Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) investigates new regional high-resolution Ocean forecasting system for Sargassum algae drift and accumulation called CAR36 (Caribbean […]