EU MERSEA Project at ECMWF

From the MERSEA web site:

Development of a European system for operational monitoring and forecasting of the ocean physics, biogeochemistry, and ecosystems, on global and regional scales.

The strategic objective of MERSEA is to provide an integrated service of global and regional ocean monitoring and forecasting to intermediate users and policy makers in support of safe and efficient offshore activities, environmental management, security, and sustainable use of marine resources.  

The system to be developed will be a key component of the Ocean and Marine services element of GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security).  

For more information, please see the MERSEA web site.