About

The Copernicus Marine Service, part of the EU’s Copernicus Programme, provides free and reliable information about:

Funded by the European Commission and implemented by Mercator Ocean International, it supports EU policies, international commitments, and the Blue Economy.

Its high-quality data contributes to marine protection, pollution control, maritime safety, sustainable ocean use, climate monitoring, and more. The service also helps raise public awareness by offering open access to global and regional ocean data, empowering citizens, researchers, and industries with vital ocean knowledge.

Potential Stakeholders

Policy Makers

Support decisions making with a readily processed data and services. Access oceans of knowledge at your finger tip.

Check out the available policy tools from Water Framework to Blue industry.

Ship Crew

Prediction of ocean conditions for safer navigation from swells to plankton concentration for a better catch.

Check out how GreenFish startup uses AI and Copernicus Data.

Emergency Responders

Readily respond based on forecasts to prepare for natural threats and asses the likelihood of vulnerability in specific regions. 

Check out how Hefring Marine startup uses the data to minimize ship damage.

Marine Scientists

Get access to vast amounts of pre-processed data ranging from Satellite, in-situ, and numerical model-based for your research and project.

Find the right marine dataset to support your research.

Environmental monitoring

Detect changes in sensitive environments including tracking plastics in the sea, harmful emissions or oil spills. 

Check out the Ocean Monitoring Indicaors.

Tourism

Check sea water temperature, significant wave height and tidal times for your tours. 

Find how you can support your receation or tourism acitivties with the right data.

Find out how other stakeholders and users of Copernicus Marine around the world use the data and services and find the usecase that suits you.

Blue North

Copernicus Marine NCP

Launched in June 2025, Blue North is Iceland’s first project under the Copernicus Marine National Collaboration Programme (Lot 3) implemented by Mercator Ocean International. Lead by the University of Iceland in collaboration with the Natural Science Institute of Iceland and the Icelandic Ocean Cluster.

It aims to boost marine data literacy and user engagement, supporting national implementation of EU policies. Activities include:

User Forum

International Seminar

Training Workshop

Ocean Hackathon

These initiatives build capacity, foster innovation, and promote access to marine data for sustainable fisheries, coastal monitoring, and ocean governance. Blue North Project strengthens Iceland’s position within the Copernicus community and enhances the national material with Icelandic-language resources and real-world marine applications.

Example Use Cases

Sea Ice Monitoring

Monitor drifting sea ice, the age of the ice, its path and more using the Copernicus Marine services.

Tracking Plastic

The marine data can be used to track plastic origin and plastic pathways in the ocean. Explore it here by setting a point where your plastic is starting from and see where it will end up over time. Or change setting to “Origin of Plastic” to see where it comes from.

Biological Monitoring

Understanding the parameters that affect a specific sea species and its migration might allow for forecasting capabilities. Here an example from the Sargassum seaweed.

Oceans of Data

Access the Data

Directly access the data in the Marine Data Viewer. Switch to Full Viewer to direct access to all available datasets and download.

Learn

Start accessing and learning about the Copernicus Marine datasets and services in a fun and interactive way. Explore the different learning opportunities.

Copernicus Marine News

• How Copernicus Marine Tools Monitor Climate Change Impacts in Polar Regions
  2026-03-30
  Tracking polar sea ice at its seasonal extremes, Copernicus Marine’s MyOcean tools turn complex data into clear insights on a rapidly changing climate system.
• Copernicus Marine and EDITO make a big splash at EU Ocean Days
  2026-03-16
  European Ocean Days 2026 brought together ocean leaders, policymakers, experts, investors and stakeholders for a week of discussions and collaboration across multiple venues in Brussels from 2–6 March 2026.  
• New NECCTON Ocean Viewer opens access to next-generation marine ecosystem data
  2026-03-12
  A new tool for exploring marine ecosystems is now available with the launch of the NECCTON Ocean Viewer.
• Copernicus Marine launches new podcast Decoding the Ocean
  2026-03-11
  Mercator Ocean International and the Copernicus Marine Service have launched a new podcast series, Decoding the Ocean. 
• Copernicus Marine Service at the Ocean Sciences Meeting
  2026-03-05
  Between 22 and 27 February, more than 6,000 scientists, students, policymakers and educators gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for the biennial Ocean Sciences Meeting. Experts from Mercator Ocean International, as the entity implementing the Copernicus Marine Service on behalf of the European Commission, contributed to a wide range of sessions throughout the week.
• Pioneering Satellite Data Enhances Ocean and Sea-Level Monitoring 
  2026-02-06
  Copernicus Marine has introduced a new global altimetry dataset that significantly improves how scientists observe the ocean. 

Use Cases News

• Development of a Coastal Vulnerability Index for the Spanish Coast Based on Earth Observation and Physical Indicators
  Coastal zones are increasingly exposed to the impacts of climate change and more frequent extreme marine events. In Spain, where a large share of the population, infrastructure, and economic activity is located along the coastline, understanding and managing coastal vulnerability has become a priority for public authorities, environmental agencies, and coastal planners.This case focuses on […]
• Advancing High Resolution modelling and forecasting of the Western Iberia Buoyant Plume (WIBP) to support coastal management
  The northwest Iberian coast is influenced by a low‑salinity water mass formed by river discharges, known as the Western Iberia Buoyant Plume (WIBP). This plume influences coastal circulation, stratification, and upwelling, creating nutrient‑rich zones that support high biological productivity. Understanding how the WIBP behaves is essential for marine spatial planning and water‑quality management. WHISTLE provides […]
• Assessing Nutrient Budgets and Ecosystem Impacts in Madeira’s Coastal Waters
  Coastal regions of small and mountainous oceanic islands such as Madeira are highly vulnerable to what happens on land. Heavy rain, steep slopes and limited wastewater treatment mean that nutrients from agriculture, urban areas and streams can rapidly reach the coastal ocean. These inputs can trigger algal blooms, reduce water quality and disturb fragile coastal […]
• STORMPACT-Erosion: monitoring and predicting storm-scale coastal erosion risk
  STORMPACT is a coastal monitoring and forecasting service which uses Copernicus Marine data to address the impacts of ocean storms on the shoreline. The service complements national Early Warning Systems at a regional level by a refined decision-aid for storm-induced hazard management up to the beach-scale. STORMPACT is developed by a transnational France-Spain consortium composed […]
• Oxygen depletion events in Danish seas
  Denmark is transitioning toward a more holistic and data-driven approach to marine environmental monitoring. The Coastal DIAMONDS initiative, led by the Danish Agency for Green Transition and Aquatic Environment (SGAV) introduces a new operational framework designed to support key European directives, including the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), the Habitat Directive, […]

Open Tenders

Find open tenders from Copernicus Marine and catch the opportunity.

Find tenders here: https://www.mercator-ocean.eu/about-us/work-with-us/calls-for-tender/