G7 Future of Seas and Ocean Initiative

Public consultation opens for the Arctic Ocean Regional Alliance (ArORA)

February 11, 2026

The Arctic Ocean Regional Alliance (ArORA) Task Team has launched its open community review period for a plan and implementation strategy to strengthen the international coordination of sustained Arctic Ocean…

2025 G7 FSOI Annual Working Group Meeting and What’s Ahead for 2026 

January 29, 2026

As the G7 enters a new cycle under the 2026 French Presidency, international cooperation on ocean observations and prediction systems remains essential to addressing critical Ocean issues. The G7 Future of the Sea and Ocean Initiative

New report provides a global snapshot of DTOs 

January 13, 2026

As part of the 2025 priority activities of the G7 FSOI, the European Commission has published an Independent Expert Review providing a global overview of Digital Twins of the Ocean (DTOs). The report, “Connecting the DOTs:

G7 FSOI supported events at the UN Ocean Conference 2025

July 25, 2025

The G7 FSOI co-sponsored two events for the One Ocean Science Congress (June 3-6, 2025) and Third UN Ocean Conference (June 9-13) in Nice, France to highlight ocean science advancements…

G7 FSOI releases its priority topics for 2025

February 14, 2025

The G7 FSOI working group has released their priority topics for cooperation in 2025. The meeting, held at the National Research Council in Rome, Italy from 29-31 October, reviewed 2024…

G7 FSOI revises its Action Areas to tackle Ocean challenges with advanced technology and enhanced collaboration

October 15, 2024

The G7 Future of Seas and Ocean Initiative (G7 FSOI) Working Group revised its Action Areas during the 2023 Tokyo meeting to better reflect recent progress in ocean observing networks,…