Mercator Ocean International
Mercator Ocean International is a non-profit organization transitioning into an IGO, delivering ocean science-based services to support the conservation and sustainable use of the #Ocean and #MarineResources. More on: mercator-ocean.eu/en/
- 🌍🌊 The European Digital Twin Ocean took centre stage at the @esa.int Digital Twin Earth Components Open Science Meeting 2026. A keynote by MOi highlighted how EO data, in situ observations, AI and EU science are shaping a fully operational DTO by 2030.
- 🚨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫! Blue markets: enhancing the global visibility of Copernicus Marine through strategic content and key event. 📅 Deadline: 27 February 2026 Access the documentation and apply here: mercator-ocean.eu/tender/145/
- Last Friday, we welcomed Florian Pappenberger, DG of ECMWF, to Mercator Ocean International. A great moment to strengthen our Copernicus partnership and explore future collaboration, from EO and AI to ocean & climate priorities for Europe.
- 🔵Press Release Despite the start of La Niña, 2025 ranked among the three warmest years ever recorded for the surface global Ocean More: mercator-ocean.eu/press-releas...
- 📢 10-day Marine Heatwave (MHW) forecast for 17 Jan In the European Zone🇪🇺🌊: 🔵 Moderate to strong #MHW categories are affecting the #Mediterranean Sea 🔵 Moderate to strong categories are still present in the Bay of Biscay, North Sea & #Baltic Sea 🔗 mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...
- Decades of collaboration turning data into action 🌊 In 2025, Mercator Ocean marked 30 years of operational oceanography at UNOC3. From the Copernicus Marine Service to the European Digital Twin Ocean, we are shaping the future of ocean science, policy & governance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_og...
- Over the past year, Mercator Ocean International advanced its transformation into an IGO for digital ocean systems. At the UN Ocean Conference 2025, 12 countries endorsed its Convention, led by France and Norway 🇫🇷 🇳🇴 Since 6 January 2026, Norway is the first IGO Member State 🌊
- Velkommen, Norge! We are proud to share that Norway has officially become the first Member State of the intergovernmental organization Mercator International Centre for the Ocean, following the unanimous ratification of the Convention by the Norwegian Parliament yesterday.
- 📢Last Marine Heatwave (#MHW) Bulletin of 2025!🌊🌡️ According to our forecast, #MHW conditions are increasing in: 🔵the #NorthSea and #BalticSea, with strong & severe categories 🔵the #SouthernOcean, reaching severe & extreme categories 🔗https://shorturl.fm/AB7Qb
- 🌊 As 2025 ends, we're celebrating 30 Years of Operational Oceanography. From the first Ocean forecasts in 1995 to the Digital Ocean - thank you for being part of the journey so far. 🎬 Watch the teaser below. Full video coming in January! #30YearsTogether #30YearsForTheOcean
- Sentinel-6B is in orbit! Launched on Nov 17 aboard #SpaceX Falcon 9, it joins Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich to deliver high-accuracy sea-surface height data, vital for tracking sea level rise & advancing #Copernicus Marine monitoring. Read more: www.mercator-ocean.eu/sentinel-6b-...
- Open Call: Help Shape the EU Digital Twin Ocean! Mercator Ocean International seeks proposals to support EDITO platform users and boost engagement. Tasks include user interaction, feedback handling and incident support. Closing date 22/01/2026 Learn more👉 www.mercator-ocean.eu/tender/150/
- 🌊 Last week, our Scientific Board met in Toulouse to discuss the future of ocean prediction, from modelling & observations to AI. Spotlight on OceanBench, Mercator Ocean’s new AI benchmarking tool, recently presented at #NeurIPS. A big thank you to our Board members!
- 👏 Mercator Ocean’s Angélique Melet & Karina von Schuckmann joined ~550 authors in Paris for the first-ever IPCC meeting bringing together all 3 Working Groups to advance AR7. Proud of their contribution to global climate knowledge. Learn more: mercator-ocean.eu/mercator-oce...
- November 2025 was the 2⃣nd warmest November on record for the #Mediterranean Sea🌊 🌡️ 🔵 The average Sea Surface Temperature (SST) reached 21.45°C 🔵Almost the entire basin recorded above average SSTs 🔗More at: www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/ocean-temperature-bulletin-november-2025/
- 🔵 At #NeurIPS2025, Mercator Ocean launched OceanBench, to validate and compare AI ocean forecasting models. Together with our forecasting system GLONET, it marks a key step toward operational, trustworthy AI prediction. 🔗 Full PR: www.mercator-ocean.eu/press-releas...
- 📢Marine Heatwave (#MHW) Bulletin for 13 December According to #MercatorOcean's forecast: 🔵The marine heatwave off the coast of #Chile is increasing, reaching moderate & strong categories📈 🔵#MHW conditions in the Southern Ocean are decreasing📉 🔗 mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...
- 🚨 New Call for Tender! We are seeking service providers for the maintenance of the Jupyter Hub used in the context of the Copernicus Marine Service activities, including training activity. 📅 Deadline: 12 December 2025 12:00 pm Access the full documentation: mercator-ocean.eu/tender/142/
- 📢#MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave (#MHW) Bulletin 10-day forecast for 6 Dec: 🔵 Southern Ocean shows strong, severe and locally extreme marine heatwave conditions📈 🔵 In the Mediterranean, scattered MHW conditions are affecting the eastern basin 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...
- What if we could see how today’s choices shape tomorrow’s Ocean? 🌊 At #DOF2025, the European Digital Twin Ocean showed its power through live “what-if” simulations on storms, biodiversity, pollution & observing systems. Dive into the use cases 👉 www.mercator-ocean.eu/ocean-intell...
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- 🌊 At #Greenpact2025 in Poland, Muriel Lux highlighted how Ocean data supports the green transition, with a focus on rapid changes in the Baltic Sea. Poland is among the countries invited to join the new MOi IGO to strengthe digital Ocean services. 🔗 mercator-ocean.eu/mercator-oce...
- 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈 Pierre Bahurel & Romane Zufic represented MOi at the “Science Festival: The Voice of the Ocean” in Athens 🇬🇷, as Greece engages in MOi’s transformation into an IGO. Thanks to Institute Francais en Grece and the French Embassy in Greece.
- 📢#MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave (#MHW) forecast for 29 Nov: 🔵In the #SouthernOcean, the ongoing MHW is intensifying, reaching extreme conditions in localised areas 🔵MHW conditions north of #NewZealand are intensifying, reaching severe categories 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...
- 📢October 2025: the 4th warmest October ever recorded for the global Ocean 🔵The global Ocean average surface temperature reached 20.59°C 🔵63% of the Ocean's surface recorded above-average temperatures Read the full Ocean Temperature Bulletin: 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/oce...
- 🌊 The ocean is changing. So is how we understand it. Join us at the Digital Ocean Forum to see how new ocean data & forecasting tools are shaping a sustainable future. ✅ Expert insights ✅ Interactive sessions ✅ Global networking events.edito.eu/2025-digital... #ClimateAction #BlueEconomy
- 🚨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫! Mercator Ocean International seeks support to develop a MOOC within the Copernicus framework, expanding the User Services team’s educational offer with new learning formats. 📅 Deadline: 15 December Apply here: lnkd.in/eT-Fu4ce
- RISE Fr-UK 2025 event showcases Franco-British Scientific Cooperation with NECCTON project. ✅ 23 partners (EU+UK) ✅ 27 new Copernicus Marine products ✅ Advanced models for marine mammals, fish & seafloor 🔗 Read more: mercator-ocean.eu/rise-fr-uk-2... #OceanScience #MarineBiodiversity
- 🚨 New call for Tender! Mercator Ocean International is launching a consultation to provide scientific support for the preparation of the COPERNICUS Ocean State Reports from January 2026 to June 2028. 📅 Deadline: 08 December 2025 Apply here: www.mercator-ocean.eu/tender/139/
- 📢 #MercatorOcean #MarineHeatwave Bulletin 10-day forecast: 🔵 In the #Mediterranean, the #MHW in the western basin decreases while increasing in the eastern basin 🔵 The #MHW off #Australia persists, with intensifying conditions north of #NewZealand 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...
- 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥-6𝐁 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 Mercator Ocean, @esa.int, @eumetsat.int, the European Commission and NASA invite journalists to attend the Sentinel-6B pre-launch media briefing. 📅 13 November, 11:00-12:00 CET Register: blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-me...
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- 📢 #MercatorOcean #MarineHeatwave bulletin – 1 Nov: 🔵 The marine heatwave affecting the #Caribbean Sea has almost completely disappeared 🔵 In the #Pacific, the #MHW from the #Philippines to #Indonesia is intensifying, reaching severe categories More at: www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...
- Meet our Ocean Science Experts – Part 2 #OSR9 highlights the 2023 North Tropical Atlantic Marine Heatwave 🔵 Romain Bourdalle-Badie, Ocean modeller studying multi-decadal ocean change 🔵 Marie Drevillon, leads MOi's operational oceanography systems 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/copernicus-m...
- 🌊 Meet our Ocean Science Experts – Part 1 🌊 Amélie Loubet & Simon Van Gennip led the #OSR9 study on the 2023 Marine Heatwave in the North Tropical Atlantic 🌡️ ➡️ 99% of the basin affected ➡️ Events lasted >300 days ➡️ Record heat reached deep waters 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/copernicus-m...
- 🌊 Meet our #OceanScience experts behind #OSR9 Chapter 1 🌊 🔹 Karina von Schuckmann 🔹 Flora Gues 🔹 Aurélien Liné 📊 Key ocean indicators show warming, acidification & rising sea levels in the NE Atlantic. Learn more: www.mercator-ocean.eu/copernicus-m...
- 📢 #MercatorOcean #MarineHeatwave bulletin - 25 October: 🔵The #MHW in the Gulf of #Mexico & #Caribbean Sea is now easing, with mostly moderate conditions remaining 🔵A marine heatwave is developing off the coast of #Chile, in the south #Pacific More at: www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...
- 📢 🇦🇶 Antarctic sea ice hit its 3rd-lowest winter max on 20 Sept 2025: 17.31 M km² (–8 % vs 1993–2020 avg). 🌊 Arctic sea ice min (8 Sept) ranked among the 7 lowest on record. 🧊 Combined sea ice extent remains in the lowest range of recent years. 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/press-releas...
- 📢 September 2025: The 3⃣rd warmest September on record! Our latest monthly Ocean Temperature Bulletin shows the following for the global Ocean: 🔵 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) reached an average of 20.76°C 🔵 68% of the ocean had above-average SSTs 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/oce...
- 🚨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫! Mercator Ocean International is looking for support for the update and optimisation of the Mercator Ocean Matomo account and additional activities related to Matomo web analytics. 📅 Deadline: 30 October 2025 ➡️ mercator-ocean.eu/tender/138/
- 📢 #MercatorOcean #MarineHeatwave update - 18 October 2025: 🔵 In the #Mediterranean, conditions remain stable, with only moderate MHW categories in the west 🔵 In the #Atlantic, strong #MHW conditions persist in the Gulf of #Mexico & the #Caribbean Sea 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...
- 🌊 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 🌊 🔵 Gilles Garric, Polar Oceanographer at Mercator Ocean, contributed to #OSR9 shedding light on polar trends. Polar change provides early warnings for the global climate. Learn more: www.mercator-ocean.eu/copernicus-m...
- 🌊 Meet our Ocean Science Experts! 🔹 Sarah Albernhe & Patrick Lehodey (Mercator Ocean) contributed to #OSR9 with a study on micronekton. 📊 Warming is shifting marine biophysical provinces poleward, shrinking productive zones & expanding tropical ones. mercator-ocean.eu/copernicus-m...
- 🌊 Lat month, Mercator Ocean announced #OPERA as the Ocean component of the ArcX Programme at the 2025 ArcX Programme Forum in Nairobi 🇰🇪. Learn more in our latest article: www.mercator-ocean.eu/mercator-oce... #Oceanscience #Stakeholderengagement #Oceanprediction #Arcxforum2025 #GlobalGateway
- 📢 #MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave (#MHW) Bulletin - 11 October 🔵The marine heatwaves affecting the #Mediterranean Sea are decreasing in extent & intensity📉 🔵A marine heatwave is developing in the Indian Ocean, reaching locally extreme categories📈 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...
- 🌊🌍 At the #BlueAfricaSummit, Mercator Ocean’s Pierre Bahurel & Lillian Diarra will present #OPERA, the project boosting Africa’s ocean forecasting & supporting the Blue Africa Pact. 🤝 Partnerships for a sustainable Ocean future. 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/ocean-commun...
- 🌊 Historic milestone for our Ocean! The #BBNJ Treaty reached 60 ratifications, and is set to enter into force on 17 Jan 2026. At Mercator Ocean, we stand ready to support its implementation with cutting-edge data, modelling & innovation. 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/high-seas-tr...
- 🚨New #MercatorOcean Sea Ice Bulletin released! Our experts report that #Antarctic sea ice: 🔵Reached the 3⃣rd lowest maximum extent on record 🔵Covered 17.31 million km², 8% below average The bulletin also includes an update on #Arctic sea ice ⬇️ 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/sea...
- 🌊📢 Did you know? The newly released 9th #CopernicusOceanState Report includes the first edition of the Starfish Barometer. Access the 9th Ocean State Report: marine.copernicus.eu/access-data/... Learn more about the Starfish Barometer: www.starfishbarometer.org
- 📢 The 9thCopernicus Marine #OceanStateReport is out! For the first time, it offers a complete picture of the Ocean under the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Learn more: mercator-ocean.eu/copernicus-m...
- 🌊 We are joining the CONNECT National Conference 🇲🇹 on 29 Sept 2025 in Qawra, Malta: “A Marine Observing System to Serve Society.” Our DG Pierre Bahurel will present the vision for the new Mercator International Centre for the Ocean. 🔗 Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
- 📢Latest updates on marine heatwaves (#MHW) from our experts: 🔵The marine heatwaves affecting western #Norway and the #Mediterranean Sea are decreasing in extent & intensity 🔵Moderate to strong conditions are developing off the coast of West #Africa 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...
