Mercator Ocean International

Mercator Ocean International at the COP27

November 6th marked the launch of the Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference (COP27), which brings together the signatory nations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and numerous climate stakeholders. For the first time at the UNFCCC COP, an Ocean Pavilion has been opened, highlighting the ocean’s enormous role in climate. This […]

Launch of a Policy Paper on Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change

On June 16, Angelique Melet, Head of Scientific Evolution of Copernicus Marine Service at Mercator Ocean International, participated in the International Workshop on Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Gathering more than thirty European and Mediterranean institutions, the workshop was organised by the Conservatoire du Littoral, in the framework of the French Presidency of the Council […]

Release of the guide ‘Implementing Operational Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Systems’

Introduction On the 1st of July at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and its Expert Team on Operational Ocean Forecasting Systems (ETOOFS) announced the release of a Guide on “Implementing Operational Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Systems”. Initiated at the request of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the […]

UN Ocean Conference 2022: major achievements

The second much awaited United Nations Ocean Conference took place last week (June 27th – July 1st) in Lisbon, Portugal. The Conference gathered ocean stakeholders from all over the world, including Heads of Governments, leaders from the private sector, the scientific community and more, to implement Sustainable Development Goal 14 for the conservation and sustainable […]

The Launch of a UN Decade Collaborative Centre for the ocean prediction we need 

On Thursday 30 June, the “Ocean Decade Forum: Launch of the Decade Collaborative Centre for Ocean Prediction” took place in the backdrop of the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon. The United Nations Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) announced the launch of several Decade Collaborative Centres (DCCs) during the event. Among these is the […]

Supporting Marine Earth Observation Educators (SMEE) workshop

EUMETSAT, in partnership with Mercator Ocean International, IOC-UNESCO, IODE and the Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA) invites applications to attend the upcoming Supporting Marine Earth Observation Educators (SMEE) workshop which will be held from 30 May to 17 June 2022. Not registered yet? Applications are still running with a deadline until 3 April 2022.Summary The […]

Sargassum beachings in the Caribbean: Ocean data to support the environment

Mercator Ocean International offers state-of-the-art expertise and services for ocean analysis and forecasting. Recently, it developed a high-resolution regional system covering the Caribbean, designed to improve the forecasting of Sargassum seaweed beachings for the French government.  The overabundance and beaching of this seaweed, particularly in the last decade on the coasts of the Caribbean, Central […]

Diving into a Blue Year!

Already two months into 2022, this year brings new impetus, opportunities and synergies to fix our relationship with and save our ocean. The ocean is high on the global policy agenda with several key events lined up this year, and Mercator Ocean International (MOi) continues to be fully on board.  At the heart of the […]

Oil spill in Peru: Ocean data to monitor the environmental disaster

An undersea volcano in the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga erupted with great force on January 15, 2022, triggering a seaquake that hit the Peruvian coasts some 10 000 km away. An oil tanker, probably hit by strong waves while offloading cargo, spilled nearly 12 000 barrels (nearly 1.9 million litres) of crude oil along […]