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North Pole (Arctic)
With the receding sea-ice in the Arctic, an increase in human activities such as shipping, oil and gas exploration, fisheries and tourism is expected in this region. Wageningen University and Research conducts impact assessments of these activities. This is needed to identify relevant mitigation measures to minimise impacts of these activities and to give advice to governments, industry and NGOs on sustainable developments in the Arctic.
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News about Arctic research
News 2016-2020
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After 389 days, the largest Arctic research expedition of all time comes to a successful end in Bremerhaven
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New knowledge on the sea ice of the polar oceans
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Photo impression MOSAiC expedition in the Arctic Ocean
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Former Wageningen Marine Research employee and ice net SUIT travel to Alaska
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Chlamydia-related bacteria discovered deep below the Arctic Ocean
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The MOSAiC expedition continues leg 2: Hardships and challenges in the Arctic winter
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One year in the ice
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A diet with ice: how does the food web underneath the ice of the polar oceans work?
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At least 100 Bowhead whales sighted in the East Greenland Sea
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Ingestion of plastic by Polar Cod
Projects in the Arctic
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Arctic Marine Litter Project
Take a moment to visualise the Arctic: icebergs, snow-capped mountains, polar bears, walruses...But the truth is quite the opposite. Many of the... -
Enhancing the Saliency of climate services for marine mobility Sectors in European Arctic Seas (SALIENSEAS)
The warming Arctic ocean has profound socio-economic consequences for local communities and various marine sectors. To make appropriate operational... -
The acute effects of oil in Arctic marine systems
Despite developments in ‘clean energy’ sources, the global demand for oil continues to increase. Excessive oil winning has depleted oil... -
Assessing ecological impacts at the population level for oil spill response in the Arctic
When ecological impacts of an oil spill are assessed, worst case (conservative) assumptions are commonly made. For example, it is often assumed that... -
The adequacy of Arctic marine data
This project is part of the EMODnet Sea Basin Checkpoints, in which the quality of the current observation monitoring data at the level of the...