RISE Fr-UK 2025 event showcases Franco-British Scientific Cooperation with the NECCTON project
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 – France–UK), where he presented the New Copernicus Capability for Trophic Ocean Networks (NECCTON) project. The NECCTON initiative involves a consortium of 23 partners from […]
Mercator Ocean and INRH sign MoU to strengthen to advance Ocean knowledge in Morocco
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 digital Ocean systems. The agreement was presented and endorsed by both institutions on 16 October 2025 in Rabat, during the technical workshop “Small Pelagic Fish […]
Ocean Prediction for Costa Rica: Cocos Islands Dashboard Launched
The Ocean Prediction for Costa Rica (OP4CR) project, kicked-off in January by Mercator Ocean International and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), has reached its first major milestone. A digital dashboard to help monitor and manage the marine environment around Cocos Island National Park, first unveiled at the United Nations Ocean Conference […]
Mercator Ocean announces OPERA as the Ocean component of the ArcX Programme
From 15 to 17 September, key stakeholders, policymakers, researchers, and innovators from across Africa and Europe gathered in Nairobi for the 2025 Africa Regional Centres of Excellence (ArcX) Programme Forum.This first annual event of the ArcX Programme served as a platform for dialogue, knowledge-sharing, and strategic coordination among the five programme components of biodiversity, water, […]
High Seas Treaty ratification marks a historic step for Ocean protection
19 September 2025 marked a historic milestone for global Ocean conservation. The Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), commonly known as the High Seas Treaty, officially reached the threshold of 60 ratifications during the United Nations High Level Week, triggering its entry into force on 17 January 2026. This landmark achievement […]
Copernicus Marine Ocean State Report 9: A Triple Planetary Crisis is Affecting the Ocean
As implementors of the Copernicus Marine Service, Mercator Ocean has unveiled the ninth edition of its flagship Ocean State Report. The report provides evidence that every part of the ocean is now affected by the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. It also offers a comprehensive scientific assessment of the ocean’s […]
Mercator Ocean Experts Appointed Lead Authors for IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report
Mercator Ocean Scientists Angélique Melet, Head of the Ocean Climate team, and Karina von Schuckmann, Senior Advisor and Director of the Copernicus Ocean State Report, were selected to contribute as Lead Authors to the Upcoming Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Our scientists will work among 664 experts from […]
Unprecedented Year-Long Tracking of Juvenile Loggerhead Turtles Thanks to Microsatellite Tags
In July 2024, researchers released ten rehabilitated juvenile loggerheads into the Bay of Biscay, equipped with miniaturized satellite tags to track their movements. One turtle was tracked for longer than a full year, setting a record for turtles of its size. Led by Upwell, Aquarium La Rochelle, and Mercator Ocean International, the project is revealing […]
July 2025 : 3rd-warmest oceanic July on record
Mediterranean Sea saw its highest July average marine heatwave intensity Press Release, Toulouse, France, 7 August 2025 – July 2025 has been marked by extraordinary marine heatwave (MHW) activity in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the latest ocean temperature bulletin released by Mercator Ocean International, operator of the EU’s Copernicus Marine Service. This comprehensive report […]
The immeasurable value of plankton to humanity : a new study explore these minuscule organisms
Figure 1. Illustrations of the different types of plankton. Plankton Unveiled Plankton may be tiny and often invisible to the naked eye, but their impact on our planet and humanity is immeasurable. A new paper, coordinated by Dr. Maria Grigoratou and Lillian Diarra from Mercator Ocean International, and authored by a global team of 47 […]
New Mercator Ocean Study Reveals Swimming Activity of Juvenile Pacific Loggerhead Turtles
New study unveils how young loggerhead turtles navigate the Pacific during their early life stages. By combining satellite tracking with Ocean data, the study illustrates how operational oceanography is contributing to a better understanding of marine species. Rewriting the Story of the Turtles’ So-Called “Lost Years” A new international study led by Philippe Gaspar and […]
Strengthening the Global Ocean Prediction Community: Mercator Ocean signs new MoUs
At the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, Mercator Ocean signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with international partners, reinforcing its capacity to strengthen and unite the global Ocean prediction community. These Memoranda were signed as 12 European countries also endorsed a joint Declaration to advance the transformation of Mercator Ocean […]