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Mercator Ocean International is organising a kick-off event of the NECCTON project (“New Copernicus capability for trophic ocean networks”) aiming to gather all partners and stakeholders of the project and set its start. This hybrid event will last from 24-26…

The CNES-NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite lifted off with SpaceX launch services from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Friday December 16th. Mercator Ocean International was at the launch event at Cité de l’espace in…

In this Blue Year, the ocean has been at the heart of the international political agenda. After two weeks of negotiations, the COP27 ended on Sunday, 20th of November, with the adoption of the “Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan”. On Wednesday…

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Mercator Ocean International and NMEFC, the Chinese National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre. On November 28, a new 2-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Chinese National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center…

The final conference of the Blue Cloud pilot project will take place 8th December at The Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi, 155 · Wetstraat, 155, Brussels (Belgium). This final conference will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn about…

November 6th marked the launch of the Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference (COP27), which brings together the signatory nations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and numerous climate stakeholders. For the first time at the UNFCCC…

On June 16, Angelique Melet, Head of Scientific Evolution of Copernicus Marine Service at Mercator Ocean International, participated in the International Workshop on Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Gathering more than thirty European and Mediterranean institutions, the workshop was organised…

Under the aegis of Rym Benzina (President of La Saison Bleue) and Pascal Lamy (President of the Forum), the 5th edition of the Forum Mondial de la Mer (World Sea Forum) in Bizerte, Tunisia has taken an unprecedented turn that…