Due to the Ukraine war, international collaborations with Russia on Arctic research and oversight have been strained or even broken off entirely. This loss of critical cooperation is compromising efforts to confront mounting environmental risks in the Arctic, from pollution to shrinking sea ice.
With the Ukraine war, international collaborations with Russia on Arctic research and governance have been strained or broken off. This loss of critical cooperation is compromising efforts to confront mounting environmental risks in the Arctic, from shrinking sea ice to pollution.
The retreating ice cover of the Central Arctic Ocean (CAO) fuels speculations on future fisheries. However, very little is known about the existence of harvestable fish stocks in this 3.3 million–square kilometer ecosystem around the North Pole.
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Statement: International Agreement on Fisheries Charts a New Path for Arctic
Washington, D.C. – The following statement was issued by Scott Highleyman, vice president for Conservation and Policy at Ocean Conservancy, to mark the ‘Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean’ entering into force on June 25, 2021:
“Ocean Conservancy celebrates this precautionary agreement that closes the Central Arctic Ocean to commercial fishing while gathering knowledge about the ecosystems it supports. The agreement comes on line just in time as the Arctic is warming three times as fast as the rest of the world.”
“Both Arctic and non-Arctic nations have come together with a new model for international cooperation and a vision for our oceans that puts knowledge first, is inclusive of Indigenous people and ways of knowing, and prioritizes ecosystem health over industrial fishing expansion.”