International Cooperation in Ocean Monitoring and Prediction: Environnement and Climate Change Canada’s Visit to Mercator Ocean International
The recent visit of Environnement and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to the Mercator Ocean International headquarters highlights a decade of fruitful scientific collaboration between the two organisations. This partnership, carried out together with the Canadian Department for Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), has created a strong connection and alignment in scientific objectives and operational marine services, […]
Greece Ambitious Roadmap For A Sustainable Blue Economy
This week, we had the honour of participating in the European Investment Bank (EIB) event : Boosting Blue Tech and Blue Innovation in Greece. The discussions were rich, insightful, maintaining Greece’s position as an EU leader for blue technologies and innovation, and shipping decarbonisation. Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou, Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Chair of the […]
Mercator Ocean International Contributes to First Report on Sea Level Rise in Europe by JPI Climate and JPI Oceans
Sea level rise is one of the most evident and potentially devastating effects of climate change, presenting considerable risks to coastal communities, ecosystems, and infrastructure. The implications for Europe’s economy and biodiversity highlight the critical need for easily actionable scientific information to inform targeted policy responses. With over 70 leading climate and marine scientists, Angélique […]
Release of the Ocean State Report 8: A Crucial Tool for Ocean Science and Policy
Mercator Ocean International (MOi), the implementor of the Copernicus Marine Service, has unveiled the much-anticipated EU Copernicus Ocean State Report 8 (OSR 8), delivering essential insights into the current health and climate of the world’s Oceans. Released annually, coordinated by MOi, and funded by the European Union, the Ocean State Report is a flagship publication […]
EU Digital Twin Ocean: how technology can be at the service of society
The rise in sea temperatures is becoming a regular news feature, and policymakers across the globe find themselves in need to confront new climate challenges. Technological advancements can lend a hand thanks to the enhanced forecasting capabilities they provide. The European Digital Twin Ocean (EU DTO) represents a significant advancement in Ocean monitoring and prediction, […]
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 […]
Mercator Ocean co-authors key articles in the IOC-UNESCO State of the Ocean Report 2024
Experts from Mercator Ocean International (MOi) joined over 100 members of the scientific community from 28 countries to contribute to the State of the Ocean Report 2024. The report, published by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (IOC-UNESCO), aims to represent a key resource for policymakers, researchers, environmentalists and the public […]
Digital Ocean Forum 2024: Launch of the European Digital Twin Ocean Pre-Operational Platform
The Digital Ocean Forum (DOF) 2024 marked a pivotal moment with the launch of the first European Digital Twin Ocean (EU DTO) pre-operational platform. This event, held on June 13 in Brussels under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, was co-organised by the European Commission’s Directorates-General for Research and […]
New report highlights the need for updated climate data for better decision-making
An international team of more than 50 leading scientists, including Mercator Ocean’s Karina von Schuckmann, oceanographer specialised in Ocean climate, has presented the second edition of the Indicators of Global Climate Change report. Published in the journal Earth System Science Data, the report includes up-to-date estimates of key climate change indicators. Among the key findings, […]
New study led by Mercator Ocean expert highlights potential of miniaturised tags for tracking young sea turtles
A new paper published in the international peer-reviewed journal Animals has shed light on new technologies to track sea turtles during their so-called “lost years”. Led by Tony Candela, oceanographer and marine ecosystem modeler at Mercator Ocean, the study describes the results of 3 years of experiments in which scientists equipped 160 young specimens of […]
New study reveals climate change’s toll on fish populations and calls for sustainable fisheries
A new study, led by Dr Angus Atkinson, the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, sheds light on a pressing concern: climate change is silently undermining the Ocean’s capacity to sustain fish populations. Co-authored by Mercator Ocean International’s oceanographer Maria Grigoratou and 9 authors from 6 different countries, the research uncovers a hidden amplification mechanism when changes in […]
Exploring Mercator Ocean’s partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mercator Ocean International (MOi) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have been closely cooperating on a broad range of initiatives since the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2022. Areas of mutual interest include the development of global Ocean and coastal observation initiatives, the promotion of enhanced environmental management in developing economies […]