Posts by Maura Tronci

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…

©OPS / Amélie Laurin President Emmanuel Macron and French Minister of the Sea Annick Girardin chose the One Ocean Summit, during the French Presidency of the EU, for France to sign the “Brest Declaration” alongside five other European states. Within…

Knowledge of ocean parameters from our digital ocean systems, distributed through the Copernicus Marine Service*, helps us to understand the behaviour of juvenile sea turtles in order to better protect them. A study published this week in Frontiers in Marine Science, that included…

The 26th Conference of the Parties took place this year in Glasgow, UK. The Conference set four objectives – mitigation, adaptation, finance, and collaboration. After two weeks of intense negotiations, agreements have been reached. What are the conclusions? What is…

On Friday 19 November 2021, Tisséo Collectivités – the transport organising authority for the urban transport area of the Toulouse conurbation – awarded Mercator Ocean International (MOi) the Ecomobility Trophy, “Coup de Pouce” prize. Jean-Michel Lattes, President of Tisséo Collectivités,…