Mercator Ocean International

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.

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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...

We are honored to see our Ocean assessments and work on the European Digital Twin Ocean (#EUDTO) mentioned in the new OECD report "The Ocean Economy to 2050".

Access the report here ➡️ www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

📢 #MercatorOcean Marine Heatwave Bulletin for 19 April

⬆️MHWs intensifying in the #NorthSea & western #Mediterranean

⬇️MHWs weakening in the #GulfOfMexico, #Caribbean, off the coast of #Brazil, #BayOfBengal, #ArabianSea & west of #Australia

Read more: www.mercator-ocean.eu/en/mhw-bulle...

NEW CALL FOR CONSULTATION
𝐃𝐓𝐎-𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐛 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧

We are seeking proposals for the organisation of training activities in the frame of the EDITO Model Lab project.

Deadline for submissions: 22/04/2025

🔗 www.mercator-ocean.eu/tender119/