Fishing, science missions and the end of diesel in the North? – Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Blog: The return of the Arctic Five
Last week, the five Arctic Ocean coastal states signed a much heralded moratorium on fishing in the high seas portion
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Alaska: Fisheries board member cited for violating fishery closure
A member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries was cited by wildlife troopers in the commercial fishing hotbed of Dillingham last week
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Blog: The donut hole at the centre of the Arctic Ocean
On June 4, I wrote about issues surrounding the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean. June 5 was National Donut
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Alaska’s Kuskokwim villages will be able to fish for king salmon under special permit
BETHEL — The first king salmon are moving into the Kuskokwim River, and so far the only effort to catch
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Could salmon sharks be factor in declining Bering Sea king salmon numbers?
Given their name, it’s not surprising that salmon sharks eat salmon. But Alaska researchers are now asking whether the animals might have any impact
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Ice retreat threatening Bering Sea pollock
The years 2002 through 2005 were bad for Bering Sea pollock. The biomass plunged during those years. In a presentation in
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Hay River fishers fined $4K for illegal harvesting
First time a fisher has had licence suspended in N.W.T.: DFO Two commercial fishers have been convicted by the N.W.T.
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U.S. senators try again to kill vessel discharge regs
Alaska fishermen have three years before the EPA is supposed to begin regulating deck wash, bilge water and other liquids
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Climate change will lead to ecosystem clash
New research shows that species from the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans soon will start to mix. This could have
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Blog: #SavetheArctic… from Greenpeace
I take a deep and annoyed breathe every time I see a Greenpeace #SavetheArctic tweet, video, or article. Not because
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Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 12/05/19
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Alaska: Judge temporarily halts EPA process on Pebble Mine
U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland issued a preliminary injunction Monday, temporarily halting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 404(c) process
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Finland: Seals gobble half a million fish – commercial fisheries report almost 500K in losses
Professional fishermen in Finland are up in arms about damages to their catch and equipment from grey seals. Recent figures
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Record month for Norwegian seafood in spite of Russian sanctions
October was a record month for export of Norwegian seafood, in spite of the Russian ban on import. Export values
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