Barents Sea fishery enters assessment
World Fishing | 28 Mar 2013
Russian companies ZAO Strelets and ZAO Eridan have entered their joint cod and haddock fishery into assessment for MSC certification.
 Arctic Ocean | Fisheries | Seafood Certification

Polar bear cross-border trade ban defeated
Telegraph | 08 Mar 2013
US-led proposal to ban cross-border trade of polar bears has been defeated at an international summit.
 Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Governance | Polar Region

Polar bear vote defeated at meeting
BBC | 07 Mar 2013
A proposal by the US to ban cross-border trade in polar bears and their parts was defeated on Thursday at an international meeting.
 Arctic Ocean | Conservation

Tight vote expected on polar bears
BBC | 06 Mar 2013
A proposal to ban the international trade in polar bear parts is proving hugely divisive at the Cites meeting in Bangkok
 Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Polar Region

Ships to sail directly over the north pole by 2050, scientists say
Guardian Unlimited | 04 Mar 2013
Ships should be able to sail directly over the north pole by the middle of this century, considerably reducing the costs of trade between Europe and China but posing new economic, strategic and environmental challenges for governments, according to scientists.
 Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice | Sea Transport

Cites conference: Canada and US at odds over trade in polar bears
The Independent UK | 27 Feb 2013
The United States and Canada are on a collision course at the Cites conference over proposals that would outlaw much of the hunting of polar bears.
 Arctic Ocean | Conservation | Polar Region | Sea Ice

Lion's mane jellyfish - picture of the day
Guardian Unlimited | 25 Feb 2013
A photographic highlight selected by the picture desk. This may look like something from outer space but it is in fact a jellyfish, photographed by Alexander Semenov in the freezing waters of the White Sea off the coast of northwest Russia.
 Arctic Ocean | Biodiversity

Arctic needs protection from resource rush as ice melts: U.N. body
Reuters | 19 Feb 2013
(Reuters) - The Arctic needs to be better protected from a rush for natural resources as melting ice makes mineral and energy exploration easier, the United Nations' Environment Programme (UNEP) said.
 Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Non-Living Resources

Cryosat observes big Arctic ice loss
BBC | 13 Feb 2013
Europe's Cryosat spacecraft observes a deep reduction in the volume of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean in autumn months.
 Arctic Ocean | Polar Region | Remote Sensing | Sea Ice

Cyclone did not cause 2012 record low for Arctic sea ice
EurekAlert | 31 Jan 2013
(University of Washington) A huge Arctic cyclone in August was not responsible for the historic minimum seen soon after in Arctic sea-ice extent.
 Arctic Ocean | Sea Ice