Status of Implementation of the AMSA 2009 Report Recommendations, 2011

The Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) Report was completed and approved by Arctic Council Ministers at their meeting in Tromso, Norway in April 2009. The AMSA Report examines Arctic shipping from historical, legal, environmental, infrastructure and other perspectives and provides 17 recommend...

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Main Author: Arctic Council, Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group 2011
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Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/1401/
http://library.arcticportal.org/1401/1/AMSA_Status_on_Implementation_of_the_AMSA_2009_Report_Recomendations-May_2011.pdf
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Summary:The Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) Report was completed and approved by Arctic Council Ministers at their meeting in Tromso, Norway in April 2009. The AMSA Report examines Arctic shipping from historical, legal, environmental, infrastructure and other perspectives and provides 17 recommendations to promote safety and environmental awareness of current and future Arctic shipping activity. This progress report on the status of the implementation of the AMSA report's 17 recommendations is intended to acknowledge the successes and significajnt progress in several areas and, at the same time, draw attention to areas and recommendations where progress is limited and more work may be needed.