Dossier
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.
Film “Knowledge for a sustainable Arctic”
News about Arctic research
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A diet with ice: how does the food web underneath the ice of the polar oceans work? - Life in the polar oceans is under pressure due to global warming. Marine Biologist Fokje Schaafsma went to the Arctic and Antarctic regions to study... -
At least 100 Bowhead whales sighted in the East Greenland Sea - Scientists of Wageningen Marine Research have just returned from the Arctic after a successful expedition organised by Oceanwide Expeditions, Inezia... -
Ingestion of plastic by Polar Cod - The Arctic Ocean is often considered an undisturbed and pristine environment. Unfortunately, the Arctic isn’t an enclosed system but influenced...
News 2011-2017
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SiPCA-expedition: on ice, fish and sunlight
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SiPCA expedition to the Arctic Ocean on its way
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The Arctic: a hotspot for marine litter
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Strong link between polar cod and sea ice of the Arctic Ocean
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Research into marine communities: from the Arctic to the Caribbean
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Billions of juvenile fish under the Arctic sea ice
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Walruses studied at Svalbard SEES expedition
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Photo Series SEES Svalbard Expedition
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A lot of birds in the final week of the Transsiz expedition
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TRANSSIZ expedition: Fishing underneath the rough ice of the Arctic Ocean
Projects in the Arctic
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Aliens on the beach In April 2018 the Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund awarded the project ‘Aliens on the beach’. This project will be conducted by... -
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... -
Estimating input of Hg and PAH levels from historical local sources and long range transport into the coastal marine system of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard Since humans discovered Svalbard in the 16th century, they have been exploring its natural resources. Human activities have resulted in changes in the... -
Arctic Aliens As climate change is driving the decrease in sea ice in polar regions, new shipping routes through the Arctic waters are becoming available for use.... -
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... -
Developing benefit-sharing standards in the Arctic: Toward coexistence of oil and gas companies and traditional indigenous communities Arctic indigenous communities do not necessarily benefit from oil and gas extraction as it threatens their traditional livelihoods of hunting, fishing... -
Social License to Operate in the Arctic The Arctic is rapidly changing. Snow and ice cover are decreasing and opening up the Arctic for (increased) economic activities such as fisheries,...
Publications
- Publications about Arctic research (List from the Library)