Russia ends Barents Sea fisheries agreement with UK
In a meeting on March 6, 2024, the Russian Federation Council agreed to end the fisheries agreement between the former USSR and Great Britain.
In a meeting on March 6, 2024, the Russian Federation Council agreed to end the fisheries agreement between the former USSR and Great Britain.
On a trip to Greenland and the Faroe Islands, the European Commission’s highest representative puts the Arctic back on the political agenda.
“We need more Greenlanders in the corps,” Major General of the Joint Arctic Command tells Polar Journal.
The new Low Earth Orbit satellites could make the country dependent on a foreign tech giant but could also help provide stable access in remote parts.
The working groups within the Arctic Council can kickoff their activities and meetings are planned again, at least on a virtual level.
Little is still known about the reasons that Greenlanders end up on the street.
Last Thursday and Friday, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s Polar Symposium took place in the century-old Oceanographic Museum, between the Palais princier and the Mediterranean, bringing together scientists and experts, advocacy officers and directors of organizations, representatives of indigenous peoples and heads of state.
The United States is the only major country active in Antarctica that has made no significant policy statement on the region in recent years.
The facility located on the Gydan Peninsula represents Novatek’s second major project and is crucial to Russia’s goal of increasing its LNG production to 100 million tons.
“Nothing about us, without us,” is the headline of the long-awaited strategy. Among much else, it looks for partners in Arctic North America and in China.
Three new communities in the Eastern Hudson Bay region have been connected to the fibre-optic network, according to an announcement by Hilda Snowball, President of the Kativik region, on Monday.
The British government believes that Shackleton’s Polar Medal is his last that is still in the UK and fears that it may be sold abroad.
In Brest, France, polar and maritime law expert Anne Choquet and polar navigation specialist Hervé Baudu were invited to speak at a symposium at the École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées (ENSTA). The results show that the North’s attractiveness in the maritime sector has certain preconceived notions.
A contemporary French diplomat, Olivier Poivre d’Arvor projects himself into the year 2048, when the Antarctic Treaty expires, the balance of power shifts towards mining or maintaining the embargo, and it becomes possible to communicate with birds.
Western mistrust and sanctions have brought Russia and China closer together in the Arctic. The USA is now worried about losing control of the Arctic.
Critics say that Greenland’s two mandatory seats in Denmark’s Folketing create confusion and undermine the Greenland government.
Environmental and Infrastructure issues present challenges at the southernmost US research station in Antarctica.
To satisfy a government demand of profitability, the Czech Antarctic Programme began to test outdoor clothing at their research station on Antarctica.
The new wintering complex at Vostok Station in Antarctica was put into operation on January 28, 2024, but this is still a test run.
A study published in the Australian Journal of Politics and History dusts off an old Australian concern about the Kerguelen archipelago, a French possession since 1893, when England and France were still rivals.
Australia’s Morrison administration hoped that a paved runway at Davis Station would allow year-round access for airplanes. This is now just history.
The Mendel Polar Station was opened after wishes from scientists but has since become important for national interest. Czechia, the newest member of the Antarctic community, has its own reasons for conducting polar research.
The crew of the Sea Shepherd vessel “Allankay” recently documented how six supertrawlers sailed through a large group of hundreds of feeding whales to catch huge amounts of krill.
The cooling of relations between the West and Russia is having a major impact on the study of changes in the Arctic, affecting the ability to monitor climate change.