Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019
Climate change is strongly impacting the Arctic environment, leading to rapid sea ice loss. In some sectors, the retreating ice edge is perceived as an opportunity to expand and develop economic activities. Previous studies show this development in the Canadian and Russian Arctic. This paper examine...
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ftimr:oai:imr.brage.unit.no:11250/2683070 2023-05-15T14:47:02+02:00 Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 Stocker, Alexandra N. Renner, Angelika Knol-Kauffman, Maaike 2020 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2683070 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74064-2 eng eng Scientific Reports. 2020, 10 1-12. urn:issn:2045-2322 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2683070 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74064-2 cristin:1839438 1-12 10 Scientific Reports Peer reviewed Journal article 2020 ftimr https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74064-2 2021-09-23T20:15:06Z Climate change is strongly impacting the Arctic environment, leading to rapid sea ice loss. In some sectors, the retreating ice edge is perceived as an opportunity to expand and develop economic activities. Previous studies show this development in the Canadian and Russian Arctic. This paper examines mobility patterns of cruise ships and fishing vessels around Svalbard, a major hotspot of maritime activity and retreating sea ice cover, in relation to sea ice variability between August 2012 and September 2019. The results show a slight overall increase in fisheries and cruise activity, as well as remarkable trends of stretching operational seasons and expanding navigational areas in these sectors. Overall increasing activity and changing mobility patterns provoke a discussion about the implications for safe navigation and sustainable management, thus raising issues of high pan-Arctic relevance. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Sea ice Svalbard Institute for Marine Research: Brage IMR Arctic Svalbard Scientific Reports 10 1 |
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Climate change is strongly impacting the Arctic environment, leading to rapid sea ice loss. In some sectors, the retreating ice edge is perceived as an opportunity to expand and develop economic activities. Previous studies show this development in the Canadian and Russian Arctic. This paper examines mobility patterns of cruise ships and fishing vessels around Svalbard, a major hotspot of maritime activity and retreating sea ice cover, in relation to sea ice variability between August 2012 and September 2019. The results show a slight overall increase in fisheries and cruise activity, as well as remarkable trends of stretching operational seasons and expanding navigational areas in these sectors. Overall increasing activity and changing mobility patterns provoke a discussion about the implications for safe navigation and sustainable management, thus raising issues of high pan-Arctic relevance. publishedVersion |
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Stocker, Alexandra N. Renner, Angelika Knol-Kauffman, Maaike Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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Sea ice variability and maritime activity around Svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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sea ice variability and maritime activity around svalbard in the period 2012–2019 |
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