Mercator Ocean International

We are looking forward to participating in the event AI & Earth Observation: From Innovation to Services, hosted by the European Commission, DEFIS EU.

Alain Arnaud and Quentin Gaudel will talk about AI & EUDTO, GLONET + OceanBench.

More on OceanBench: www.mercator-ocean.eu/ai-oceanbenc...

Sustaining the ocean that sustains us: European Ocean Days YouTube video by European Commission

"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐄𝐲𝐞. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐲 2030.”
Ursula von der Leyen

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL3B...

Building Europe’s ocean future 🌊 | #EUOceanDays

Today, Catherine Chabaud highlighted Europe’s responsibility as a maritime power, the momentum of the European Ocean Pact, and strong support for Mercator Ocean’s evolution: powered by science, data & cooperation.

From observation to decisions 🌊 | Live at #EUOceanDays

Today, the European Commission announced #OceanEye: Europe’s window on the ocean. Powered by the Digital Twin of the Ocean, it turns ocean data into predictions, protection & opportunity.

📍Meet us on-site

Congrats to our scientists Maria Hood & Karina Von Schuckmann + 25 co-authors on their new paper in Frontiers in Marine Science!

🎉 A decade of work on Essential Ocean Variables, proposing new ways to evolve the #GOOS EOV framework. Proud to be part of this community 🌊

#OSM26 hosted the Euro-Argo ERIC session "Monitor the Future Ocean: Applications of #OneArgo in Science & Operational Models"
📄14 poster presentations
🎤Moderated by Euro-Argo members #BSH @noc.ac.uk @metoffice.gov.uk & @mercatorocean.bsky.social
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#OceanScience #Argofloats @agu.org

🔵 The IOC-UNESCO has launched the Integrated Ocean Carbon Research Report with Mercator Ocean's Maria Hood contributing as advisor and reviewer.

🌊 Advancing ocean carbon research is essential for effective climate action.

Read the full report 👉 unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p...

📢January 2026: Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) reach record levels in European seas🌊🌡️

🔵Average SSTs reached exceptional levels in the #NorthAtlantic
🔵Most of the #Mediterranean recorded SSTs among the 10 warmest recorded for a month of January

🔗 mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/oce...

🌊 We have launched a new call for tender to support the development of operational ocean forecasting systems in sub-Saharan Africa.

📋 Budget: €660K | 44 months | Open to all

⏰ Deadline: 16 March 2026

Apply here 👉 www.mercator-ocean.eu/tender/147/

#OceanPrediction #Africa #OPERA

Our Mercator Ocean delegation is off to Glasgow, Scotland, for the #OSM26!

The team will present new research, co-authored with our scientists and partners, and connect with the global ocean science community to advance knowledge and sustainability.

🔗 agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/me...

Coming soon: Decoding the Ocean, a new podcast by Mercator Ocean International, implementing #CopernicusMarine for the EU.

Ocean data. AI. Climate. Blue Economy.

The teaser is out now. Full series launching soon. open.spotify.com/show/3YD6J6G...

#OceanScience #DigitalOcean

🚨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫!

Seeking contractors for @CMEMS_EU front-end web development: product catalogue, viewers, dashboards, Marine toolbox & more.

📅 Deadline: 2 March 2026

📄 Full details & application:
mercator-ocean.eu/tender/146/

🌍🌊 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...

30 Years of Operationnal Oceanography YouTube video by MERCATOROCEAN

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/