Barents Sea cod catch should be cut, researchers say
“The stocks in the Barents Sea are smaller than before.” The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
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Environment (Norway)
Is Norway’s farmed salmon as healthy as we think?
Swedes love salmon but some scientists and a new film say the farmed variety of the fish isn’t as healthy
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Emissions dropping in EU, but not in Norway
Despite Arctic heat waves, Norway is not cooling down its emission of gasses causing climate crisis. Emission of climate gasses
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Unfazed by youth climate protests, Norwegian gov expands Arctic drilling
Environmentalists say the Norwegian government neglects not only the young protesters, but also professional advice of leading experts. Forty thousand
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Cod moving further north as climate changes in Arctic Europe
Researchers have never before seen spawning cod in the area of Jan Mayen, east of Greenland. “This is new knowledge
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Icelandic whale sanctuary can’t offer safe haven to beluga freed from harness
A whale sanctuary in Iceland will not be able to provide safe haven to a lonely beluga whale freed last
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Beluga whale freed from mysterious harness delights residents of Arctic Norwegian town
A genial beluga whale freed from a mysterious harness by Norwegian fishermen and fisheries officials off the coast of northern
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Friendly beluga whale with mysterious harness raises alarm in Norway
A friendly beluga whale freed from a mysterious harness by Norwegian fishermen is raising alarm and questions about the potential
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Greenpeace activists board oil platform in Arctic Norway
Four representatives of Greenpeace jumped onboard oil rig West Hercules as it was being made ready for the drilling of
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Minister downplays environmental impact of planned mine in Arctic Norway
Dumping of tailings into the Repparfjord on Norway’s Barents Sea coast will not be problematic in such a way that
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Students in Arctic Norway go out on climate strike
“What do we want? Action! – When do we want it? – Now!” “Why go to school today if the
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Arctic Norway: temperatures on Svalbard have been above normal for 100 straight months
“Some months have seen temperatures in the area around Longyearbyen with as much as 12-14 degrees [Celsius] over normal,” says
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Mining waste dump project in Norwegian fjord worries Russia
Norway’s go-ahead to a controversial copper mine in Repparfjord on the Barents Sea coast causes pollution concerns for maritime environment
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Controversial copper mine in Arctic Norway gets green light
Indigenous Sami interests and environmental groups will appeal the Norwegian Government’s decision on Thursday to grant permission for controversial mine
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Small traces of radioactive iodine found in Arctic Norway
Source of the radioactivity blowing in the wind is unknown. In week 5 (January 28th to February 4th), very small
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