🌊 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...

SEACLIM will feature at the 15th REKLIM Workshop (22–23 Sept, Hamburg), presenting Climate Service Demonstrators for the North Sea. From #CoastalHazards to #BlueEconomy, co-designed tools will help stakeholders tackle #ClimateChange. Learn more: seaclim.eu #ClimateAdaptation #ModelDownscaling

🚨 Call for Tender! We are looking for technical support for the coordination of Copernicus Marine user engagement activities. 🔗 Learn more about the tender and apply here: www.mercator-ocean.eu/tender/134/

📢 Just under two weeks left to add your name to our Call for Action on Advancing Ocean Prediction! Thanks to your support, we already gathered 785 signatures. Our goal: 1,000 before 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 30 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫. Sign here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Bali will host the Pan-CLIVAR Symposium 2025, marking @wcrp-clivar.bsky.social's 30th anniversary. @seaclim.bsky.social’s Angélique Melet (@mercatorocean.bsky.social) will keynote on regional ocean climate projections, crucial for tackling #SeaLevelRise & #CoastalHazards. Learn more at seaclim.eu

Join our online media briefing on the 9th #OceanStateReport by the #CopernicusMarine Service to discover how the Ocean is being impacted by climate change, biodiversity loss, & pollution. 📅 23 Sept 🕒 11:00–12:00 CEST Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/04da8d... #OurOcean

👏 Mercator Ocean’s Karina von Schuckmann, Senior Advisor & Director of the Copernicus Marine Ocean State Report returns to the IPCC, now as Lead Author for AR7 (WGI, Chapter 2), assessing the physical science of climate change. Congratulations, Karina! #IPCC #ClimateReport

👏 Congrats to Angélique Melet, Head of Ocean Climate at Mercator Ocean International, selected as Lead Author for the upcoming IPCC AR7! She will contribute to WG1 Chapter 7 on regional climate & extremes, joining 664 experts from 111 countries 🌍 #IPCC #ClimateReport

Our experts reveal: #MHWs are increasing in strength & extent 🔵North Atlantic: increasing in the #NorthSea, #Norwegian Sea, & #BalticSea 🔵#MediterraneanSea: rising activity across the entire basin 🔵Tropical Pacific: intensifying off the Mexican coast www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...

🌊 Join us in advancing global #OceanPrediction! Together with key partners, we have launched an international Call for Action to drive forward Ocean prediction science and services. 📄 Read the call: www.mercator-ocean.eu/wp-content/u... Sign before 30 Sept: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

🐢 Tracking juvenile loggerheads with satellite tags, Mercator Ocean, Upwell & Aquarium La Rochelle study their behaviors in the Lost Years Initiative. The project recently set a new record, with a turtle providing tracking data for more than a year. 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/unprecedente...

🌡️🌊 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 🔵 August 2025 was the third-warmest August on record for the global ocean 🔵 For the North Atlantic, August 2025 was the sixth-warmest August Read the full Press Release: www.mercator-ocean.eu/press-releas...

Marine heatwaves (#MHW) are evolving unevenly across the global Ocean 🌊🌡️ 🔵In the #NorthAtlantic, conditions are easing near #Portugal while intensifying around the British Isles 🔗https://www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/marine-heatwave-forecast-30-august-2025/

Marine heatwaves (#MHW) are increasing across the global Ocean 🔵 In the #NorthAtlantic, around the #BritishIsles & south of #Brittany 🔵The #GulfOfMexico & south of #Cuba 🔵In the east of #Florida, the extent is decreasing but intensity is increasing www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...

📢 Meet the #FacesOfTheOcean! We are honored to receive this contribution from H.E Pierre-Louis Lempereur, Ambassador of the EU to Costa Rica, highlighting the shared commitment of the EU and Costa Rica to Ocean conservation through the OP4CR project. 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/mercator-oce...

📢 Call for Tender Mercator Ocean is seeking expert support to develop and manage media partnerships that boost visibility for: -Copernicus Marine Service -Coastal & Arctic Hubs -WEkEO Services 🗓️ Deadline: 26 Sept 2025 🔗 Details: www.mercator-ocean.eu/tender/132/

🌊 El Gemelo Digital del Océano está revolucionando la protección marina. Desarrollado por Mercator Ocean International, usa IA, satélites y RA para monitorear mares en tiempo real. Apoya conservación, turismo y acción climática. 🔗 Lee más: www.revistaeyn.com/edicion-mens...

🚨 Call for Tender Mercator Ocean International seeks proposals for developing, maintaining & monitoring the OceanPrediction DCC website (including new OPERA project sections) 🌊 🗓️ Deadline: 3 Oct 2025 🔗 Full details: www.mercator-ocean.eu/tender/131/

July 2025: The 3rd Warmest July on Record! 🌊🌡️ Our latest data shows the following for the global Ocean: 🔵 The mean Sea Surface Temperature (SST) reached 20.80°C 🔵 71% of its surface had above-average SSTs 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/oce...

🦠 Plankton: tiny but mighty A global study led by Maria Grigoratou & Lillian Diarra (Mercator Ocean) reveals their huge impact on life & climate (brought to life through graphic illustrations by Mark Belan). 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/the-immeasur... #OceanScience #EU4Ocean #Plankton

Marine heatwaves (#MHW) are intensifying across European seas 🌊 🔵 Off #Brittany & south of #BritishIsles: growing in intensity & extent 🔵 In #NorwegianSea: persisting & widespread 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...

🌡️🌊 PRESS RELEASE: July 2025 saw intense Marine Heatwaves 🔵July 2025 was the third-warmest July on record for the global ocean 🔵 The Mediterranean Sea experienced the highest average marine heatwave intensity for a July month 🔗 Read the full Press Release: www.mercator-ocean.eu/july-2025-ma...

Marine heatwaves continue to intensify across the global Ocean 🌊🌡️ Areas showing #MHW activity include: 🔵 #GulfOfMexico, around #Cuba, & #Florida 🔵 #SouthChinaSea 🔵 #BayOfBengal 🔵 Canadian coast 🔵 #Breton coast Read more in our bulletin: www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...

🌊 Today on #MPADay, we spotlight Cocos Island's Marine Protected Area in Costa Rica! Through #OP4CR, we are boosting 🇨🇷 Ocean prediction capacity with DG INTPA, SINAC, and Copernicus Marine Service, co-designing a platform to track🌱 chlorophyll-a, 🌊 currents, & 🐟pelagic species.

🐢🌊 New study led by Mercator Ocean reveals how juvenile Pacific loggerhead turtles swim during their mysterious “lost years”. 🛰️ Discover the study's results and learn how satellite data & operational oceanography helped reveal the turtles' movements: www.mercator-ocean.eu/swimming-act...

🆕📰 Our quarterly newsletter is out! You can catch up on everything Mercator Ocean achieved at #UNOC3. Want to stay updated on our activities and latest projects? Sign up for our newsletter here (news only, no ads or promotions!): mailchi.mp/e57c799ae902...

Marine heatwaves (#MHW) are intensifying globally 🌊🌡️ 🔵 A MHW has emerged in the #NorwegianSea 🔵 Conditions are intensifying in the eastern #Mediterranean 🔵 MHW conditions are intensifying in Sea of #Japan & #Okhotsk Read more in our bulletin: www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...

📢 #MercatorOcean Ocean Temperature Bulletin ⚠️June 2025 was the warmest June on record for the #Mediterranean Sea, with a mean sea surface temperature of 23.86°C ➡️ Almost 30% of the basin was 2°C above the average for this period Read more: www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/oce...

🌊🌍 Join the global #OceanPredictionMobilization! At #UNOC3, we launched a Call for Action with OceanPredict/ForeSea, OceanPrediction DCC, GOOS and EU4OceanObs to advance innovative Ocean prediction capabilities. 🤝 Sign now to support us ➡️ 🔗 mercator-ocean.eu/ocean-commun...

📢#MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave (#MHW) Bulletin - 19 July The MHW in the #Mediterranean Sea is decreasing in extent and intensity, while the MHW in the #NorthAtlantic is increasing in extent and intensity 🌊 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...

🌡️🌊 PRESS RELEASE Marine Heatwaves in the Mediterranean sea reach records in June 2025 and highest mean surface temperature to date. Read the full press release: mercator-ocean.eu/june-2025-ma...

🌊🛰️ Mercator Ocean & @eumetsat.int sign a new long-term partnership to boost ocean forecasting, climate services & sustainable resource management using satellite data & digital ocean systems. The agreement was initially discussed on 9 June at #UNOC3. 🔗 mercator-ocean.eu/mercator-oce...

Last month, the Ocean Forecasting Co-Design Team of the OceanPrediction DCC, including Mercator Ocean experts, authored a special State of the Planet issue on ocean forecasting. Featuring 26 papers, it highlights innovations like AI and cloud computing. 🔗 mercator-ocean.eu/mercator-oce...

📢#MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave Bulletin - 5 July Sea surface temperatures in the #Mediterranean Sea are rising, with anomalies exceeding 3°C The MHW is intensifying in the western part of the basin, with “strong” & “severe” categories developing 🌊 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...

The first main session of the Assembly will focus on the marine environment. We will hear from: - Robin Degron, Director, Plan Bleu - Karina von Schuckmann, Senior Advisor, @mercatorocean.bsky.social - Audit Insights: William Peplow (NAO Malta) and Akis Kikas (SAI Cyprus). #AuditingOurBluePlanet

🌊 Tomorrow, our Director General Pierre Bahurel will participate in the 5th @ospar.bsky.social Ministerial Meeting in Vigo, Spain. As an OSPAR observer, Mercator Ocean supports shared goals with cutting-edge digital ocean solutions for the North-East Atlantic 🌐🛰️

🌍 Mercator Ocean is at @esa_eo #LPS25! We are showcasing how satellite data powers Ocean forecasting & climate resilience. 🔹 SWOT assimilation 🔹 Sentinel-3 ops 🔹 Copernicus evolution #OceanScience #DigitalOcean #CopernicusMarine Learn more ➡️ www.mercator-ocean.eu/mercator-oce...

📢 #MercatorOcean Ocean Temperature Bulletin for May 2025 The #NorthAtlantic Ocean recorded its 3rd warmest May on record, with sea surface temperature anomalies exceeding +2°C southwest of the #UK 🌊🌡️ Read more details in our latest bulletin: www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/oce...

📢 #MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave Bulletin for 21 June Our latest 🔟-day forecast indicates: ⬆️MHWs are intensifying in the #NorthAtlantic, the #BeringSea, and the #Mediterranean Sea ⬇️A MHW is dissipating in the #BayOfBengal Read more: www.mercator-ocean.eu/bulletin/mar...

🌊 On June 8, the 1st #StarfishBarometer Global Ocean Health Bulletin —a new science tool to track ocean health & guide policy —will be presented to world leaders at #UNOC3 Read the press release: www.mercator-ocean.eu/starfish-bar... #WeAreTheOcean

SAVE THE DATE Mercator Ocean is becoming the Mercator International Centre for the Ocean, the 1st intergovernmental organisation for digital Ocean systems. 📍 #UNOC3 side event 🗓️ 9 June | 10:30–11:45 AM 🔗 events.mercator-ocean.eu/e/intergover...

📢 #MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave Bulletin for 24 May ⬆️MHW's developing in the #Caribbean Sea & off the coast of #CentralAmerica ⬇️MHW decreasing in the #BayOfBengal 🔁MHW's stable in the #ArabianSea & east of #Madagascar Read more in our bulletin: www.mercator-ocean.eu/en/mhw-bulle...

📢 #MercatorOcean Ocean Temperature Bulletin for April 2025 According to our latest data, the #Mediterranean Sea reached its 2nd warmest April on record, with an average sea surface temperature of 17°C🌊🌡️ Find out more in our latest bulletin: www.mercator-ocean.eu/en/ocean-tem...

🌊 How is Europe fighting marine pollution? At the #EUDigitalOceanPavilion (9–13 June), discover digital tools like the Plastic Tracker & EU Digital Twin Ocean, plus expert talks on oil spills, litter & more at #UNOC3. 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/en/news/how-...

🌊 How does Europe help preserve marine biodiversity? At #UNOC3, the #EUDigitalOceanPavilion will spotlight ocean health, the EU Digital Twin Ocean, and tools to help protect marine biodiversity like a turtle drift tracker. 📅 9 June: biodiversity theme 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/en/news/mari...

📢 #MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave Bulletin for 10 May 🌊 Our latest forecast indicates: ⬆️MHW's intensifying in the west of #England, south of #Italy, & south of #Mexico ⬇️MHW's weakening in #Madagascar & #Australia 🔁MHW stable around #NewZealand 🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/en/mhw-bulle...

🌍 Can better regional ocean climate models help your work? 🧭 #SEACLIM is building next-gen decadal predictions and climate projections for Europe’s seas—and your input matters! 📝 Take our 10-min survey to shape future datasets & tools: 👉 atlanticcolab.typeform.com/SEACLIMSURVEY

📢 #MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave Bulletin (3 May) ⬆️ MHW intensifying from northern #Portugal to the southern British Isles ⬇️ MHW weakening in the #BayOfBengal, #Madagascar, & #Australia 🔁MHW stable around #NewZealand Read more: www.mercator-ocean.eu/en/mhw-bulle...

📢 #MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave Bulletin for 26 April Our latest forecast indicates: ⬆️MHWs intensifying off the coasts of #Scotland, #Breton, and #Africa ⬇️MHWs decreasing in the #BayOfBengal, #ArabianSea, and #Mediterranean Read more: www.mercator-ocean.eu/mhw-bulletin...