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7 years of successful implementation of the Copernicus Marine Service

22 Jul 2021

Copernicus, Copernicus Marine Service, ocean, Oceanography

In 2014, the European Commission selected Mercator Ocean International to implement the Copernicus Marine Service, one of the six thematic services of Copernicus – the EU’s world-leading Earth Observation Programme. At the dawn of the next phase of Copernicus (2021…

Sri Lanka faces environmental disaster following the X-Press Pearl Shipwreck

11 Jun 2021

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A cargo ship carrying chemicals and plastic pellets has been burning and beginning to sink off the coast of Sri Lanka starting on May 20th, 2021. The ship, the MV X-Press Pearl, was carrying 1,486 containers. Eighty-one of those were…

5th expédition of SEA PLASTICS

4 Jun 2021

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The fifth SEA Plastics expedition “sails” since March 2021 between Spain, France, and Italy. It is entitled: “Evaluation of sampling methods and characterization of polymer particles smaller than 5 mm discharged into the marine environment.” Mediterranean route 2021 Helene, Irene,…

ECO Magazine special edition on the UN Ocean Decade

21 May 2021

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Agenda2030, ECO Magazine, Ocean Decade, Ocean Science, UN SDG 14

On 17 May the ECO Magazine in partnership with the IOC-UNESCO released a special issue on UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021 – 2030 (Ocean Decade). Mercator Ocean International is a proud sponsor of this important edition,…

Mercator Ocean supports the G7 Future of the Seas & Oceans Initiative

17 May 2021

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eu4oceanobs, g7fsoi, Global Ocean Observing System, ocean governance, UN Ocean Decade

Mercator Ocean International launched the G7 Future of the Seas and Oceans Initiative website (www.g7fsoi.org) at the end of April 2021. This is part of EU4OceanObs action, a European Foreign Policy Instrument aiming to strengthen international ocean governance for the…

MOi fully engaged in the #EUGreenWeek 2021 for Zero Pollution

11 May 2021

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against pollution, EU Green week, pollution, sea plastic

The European Green Week is Europe’s biggest annual conference on environment policy. 2021 edition will open on May 31st and will be dedicated to EU’s “zero pollution ambition”, at the heart of the European Green Deal. The Week and the…

ETOOFS Workshops

26 Apr 2021

Events, News

Mercator Ocean international, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Expert Team on Operational Ocean Forecasting Systems (ETOOFS) under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO) and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), are hosting a high-level event on ‘Understanding…

Official visit of Ms Annick Girardin, Minister for the Sea

1 Apr 2021

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“The Ocean is a common good and it is the issue from which we must start”, President Macron told us at the end of 2019. A few months later, a Ministry of the Sea was set up in the French…

MOi launches EU4OceanObs website

22 Mar 2021

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GEO Blue Planet, international ocean governance, ocean observation, Ocean Observing System

Mercator Ocean International (MOi) launched the EU4OceanObs project website in March 2021. Funded through the European Union’s Partnership Instrument and implemented by MOi, EU4OceanObs will work to strengthen international ocean governance for an enhanced global ocean observing system. The new…

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Towards a European Coastal Flood Awareness System

19 Mar 2021

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coastal flood awareness, emergency management

In January 2021, Mercator Ocean International joined forces with seven other European organisations to develop a proof-of-concept for a European Coastal Flood Awareness System (ECFAS). ECFAS will provide a much-needed solution to strengthen coastal resilience to climate risk and lessen…

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7 years of successful implementation of the Copernicus Marine Service

Sri Lanka faces environmental disaster following the X-Press Pearl Shipwreck

5th expédition of SEA PLASTICS

ECO Magazine special edition on the UN Ocean Decade

Mercator Ocean supports the G7 Future of the Seas & Oceans Initiative

MOi fully engaged in the #EUGreenWeek 2021 for Zero Pollution

ETOOFS Workshops

Official visit of Ms Annick Girardin, Minister for the Sea

MOi launches EU4OceanObs website

Towards a European Coastal Flood Awareness System

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