A new International Alliance for the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) was launched at a high-level pledging event at UN Headquarters in New York during the 81st UN General Assembly High-Level Week, according to a 25 September 2026 report from the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney officially launched the OceanEye alliance, organized with IOC-UNESCO and WMO, both co-sponsors of GOOS.

The EU pledged an additional €92 million for ocean observation activities, and Carney pledged CAD $82 million over five years to expand Canada's ocean observing capacity. The event had so far secured over CAD $339 million (€211 million) from partner countries, combining financial contributions, in-kind support and assets such as research vessels, sensors, drones and data-processing facilities.

GOOS coordinates around 120,000 observations per day from 8,000 platforms operated by 64 countries and 17 global observation networks. The report said the system faces risks including a lack of long-term sustainable investment, and noted that no near-equatorial moored buoys were operating west of 165 degrees East in the tropical Pacific at the time. A total of 31 members had joined the alliance, and further pledging opportunities were planned at COP31 and the 12th Our Ocean Conference in Halifax.