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ARCTIC BUSINESS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL EVENT ATTRACTS SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION
oceancouncil.org | 10 Jan 2013
The WOC Arctic business meeting brought together more than 30 representatives from shipping, oil and gas, fisheries, mining, marine science/technology and other industries with Arctic interests and operations.

Arctic Ocean | Economy

Polar bear row splits campaigners
BBC | 25 Dec 2012
Wildlife campaign groups are at odds over a new attempt to ban the global trade in polar bear parts

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Conservation

Arctic Report Card
arctic.noaa.gov | 13 Dec 2012
What's new in 2012?New records set for snow extent, sea ice extent and ice sheet surface melting, despite air temperatures - a key cause of melting - being unremarkable relative to the last decade.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Polar Region | Sea Ice

Arctic Shipping is a Disaster Waiting to Happen
The Ocean Foundation | 08 Dec 2012
When the Malaysian freighter Selendang Ayu grounded in Alaska's Aleutian Islands eight years ago this week, it was a tragic reminder of the growing risks of northern shipping.

Arctic Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Sea Transport

Arctic lost record snow and ice last year as data shows changing climate
Guardian Unlimited | 05 Dec 2012
The Arctic lost more snow and sea ice between October 2011 and August 2012 than any year other on record, a premier US science agency reported on Wednesday, delivering the fullest picture to date of a region in the throes of rapid, system-wide change.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Research | Sea Ice

Scientists to reveal full extent of Arctic ice loss amid climate change fears
Guardian Unlimited | 05 Dec 2012
The full extent of the extreme loss of Arctic ice cover is due to be revealed on Wednesday when a premier US science agency delivers its annual report on the polar region.The report, overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), provides the most comprehensive review so far of a year of record-breaking and extreme weather events in the Arctic.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Research | Sea Ice

First gas tanker crosses Arctic
BBC | 26 Nov 2012
A large LNG tanker is set to become the first such carrier to sail across the Arctic taking advantage of changing climate conditions.

Arctic Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice | Sea Transport

Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent Returns from the Arctic
Fisheries and Oceans Canada | 22 Nov 2012
ST. JOHN'S, NL - The Honourable Gail Shea, Acting Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queens Privy Council and the Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador, today congratulated the crew and researchers aboard the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent who returned to St. Johns on November 18th after completing summer operations in the Arctic.

Arctic Ocean | Fisheries | Research

Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice
EurekAlert | 21 Nov 2012
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Researchers at MIT have developed a new method to accurately simulate the seasonal extent of Arctic sea ice and the ocean circulation beneath.

Arctic Ocean | Ocean Currents | Research | Sea Ice

Norwegian Seafood Council prawns confirmed as Friend of the Sea
fishupdate.com | 21 Nov 2012
Norwegian Seafood Council fleets fishing in the Barents Sea positively have concluded Friend of the Sea audit for cold water prawns (Pandalus borealis). Derived products can now proudly display the international sustainability seal of approval.

Arctic Ocean | Fisheries | Seafood Certification

PECH backs draft report on new fisheries protocol agreement with Greenland
fishupdate.com | 07 Nov 2012
On 6 November 2012, PECH Committee Members at the European Parliament adopted unanimously the draft report by Ole Christensen (S&D, DK) recommending giving the European Parliament's consent to the conclusion of the new protocol to the fisheries partnership agreement with Greenland.

Arctic Ocean | Fisheries | Policy

ICES to expand activities in Arctic waters and aquaculture
fishupdate.com | 06 Nov 2012
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is breaking new ground by enhancing its scientific activities in Arctic waters.

Arctic Ocean | Research

100th Council meeting explores ICES role in the Arctic
World Fishing | 24 Oct 2012
The governing body of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is holding its 100th statutory meeting in Copenhagen 24-25 October.

Arctic Ocean | Aquaculture

Seafood vacuum cleaner outdoes divers
World Fishing | 17 Oct 2012
Nofima tests have shown that the remotely-operated underwater vehicle (ROV) 'Seabed Harvester' harvests more sea urchins than divers, and can harvest them in conditions that divers cant.

Arctic Ocean | Fisheries

It's official - million ton cod quota for Barents Sea
fishupdate.com | 15 Oct 2012
A MILLION tons of cod - that's the massive Barents Sea quota set by the Joint Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission for the Barents Sea for next year.

Arctic Ocean | Fish | Fisheries | Marine Management

Arctic and Southern Oceans appear to determine the composition of microbial populations
EurekAlert | 12 Oct 2012
Differing contributions of freshwater from glaciers and streams to the Arctic and Southern oceans appear to be responsible for the fact that the majority of microbial communities that thrive near the surface at the Poles share few common members, according to an international team of researchers, some of whom were supported by the National Science Foundation.

Arctic Ocean | Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Research

Return to Bremerhaven
EurekAlert | 11 Oct 2012
(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) Polarstern is expected back from the Central Arctic expedition "IceArc" in Bremerhaven on 8 October 2012 after a good two months. 54 scientists and technicians from twelve different countries conducted research on the retreat of the sea ice and the consequences for the Arctic Ocean and its ecosystems over a period of two months in the High North.

Arctic Ocean | Research | Sea Ice

DRI scientist co-authors study outlining vast differences in polar ocean microbial communities
EurekAlert | 10 Oct 2012
An international team of scientists, led by Dr. Alison Murray, an Associate Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute's Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences reported this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science that a clear difference exists between the marine microbial communities in the Southern and Arctic oceans, contributing to a better understanding of the biodiverisity of marine life at the poles and its biogeography.

Arctic Ocean | Southern Ocean | Polar Region | Research

UW scientists team with Coast Guard to explore ice-free Arctic Ocean
EurekAlert | 03 Oct 2012
(University of Washington) University of Washington scientists are teaming with the US Coast Guard to study the new frontier in the Arctic Ocean opened up with the melting ice.

Arctic Ocean | Research | Sea Ice

Running the Numbers on Antarctic Sea Ice (blog)
New York Times | 03 Oct 2012
The agency that tracks polar ice says that winter coverage of sea ice in Antarctica set a 33-year high last month. But that trend is dwarfed by what's happening in the Arctic.

Arctic Ocean | Southern Ocean | Climate Change | Sea Ice

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