Exploring the impacts of climate change, governance and policies on Arctic fisheries. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/fisheries/rss en Economy Fisheries Northern People & Health Mon, 05 Jun 2017 09:14:36 +0000 Mia Bennett https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/06/05/why-greenland-is-tapping-foreign-labor-to-fill-fish-processing-jobs https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/06/05/why-greenland-is-tapping-foreign-labor-to-fill-fish-processing-jobs The arrival of Chinese workers at a factory in Maniitsoq goes to show how balancing wage work with subsistence practices is a challenge across the Arctic, writes Mia Bennett at Cryopolitics. Energy & Natural Resources Fisheries Fri, 21 Apr 2017 05:00:06 +0000 Glen Jeffries https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/04/21/svalbards-snow-crabs-a-pincered-proxy-for-arctic-oil https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/04/21/svalbards-snow-crabs-a-pincered-proxy-for-arctic-oil The Barents Sea snow crab has prompted an intense bout of legal bickering between the European Union, Norway, the U.S. and Russia. The real dispute, according to Hakai Magazine, may be about a different commodity: oil. Energy & Natural Resources Environment Fisheries Governance Shipping Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:37:53 +0000 John Thompson https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/12/21/u-s-and-canada-announce-sweeping-ban-on-offshore-arctic-drilling https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/12/21/u-s-and-canada-announce-sweeping-ban-on-offshore-arctic-drilling The decision has been welcomed by conservationists, but has also been described by northern leaders as heavy-handed, with complaints that the opinions of local communities were excluded from the decision-making process. Environment Fisheries Governance Thu, 28 Apr 2016 07:47:42 +0000 Hannah Hoag https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/04/28/nations-negotiate-fishing-in-arctic-high-seas https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/04/28/nations-negotiate-fishing-in-arctic-high-seas Researchers and policymakers from Arctic and fishing nations aim to make science-based decisions on fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean to prevent the depletion of newly navigable international waters. Environment Fisheries Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Aron B. Løsnes https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/03/14/fishing-trawlers-follow-cod-stocks-north https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/03/14/fishing-trawlers-follow-cod-stocks-north As Arctic sea ice retreats, fisheries in the Barents Sea are pushing northward to Svalbard to find their next catch. But knowledge about these waters is limited, leaving some worried that the extra fishing activity could have harmful effects on the environment. Environment Fisheries Governance Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Hoag https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/03/14/the-expert-view-u-s-canada-arctic-leadership https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/03/14/the-expert-view-u-s-canada-arctic-leadership Last week, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement spelling out their joint vision on climate, energy and Arctic leadership. In the wake of the announcement, we asked some experts for their views on its potential impact. Fisheries Infrastructure Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Hoag https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/01/27/qa-vittus-qujaukitsoq-on-greenlands-development https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2016/01/27/qa-vittus-qujaukitsoq-on-greenlands-development Greenland, a former Danish colony that moved closer to independence after a new law on self-government came into effect in 2009, has ambitions to open up its territory to mining, oil and gas development and tourism. Its aim is to boost its economy, reduce unemployment – and reduce its reliance on Denmark. Environment Fisheries Northern People & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Rashid Sumaila https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2015/12/08/indigenous-fisheries-in-a-changing-arctic https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/community/2015/12/08/indigenous-fisheries-in-a-changing-arctic If Arctic states and big fishing nations agreed to permanently close the Arctic high seas to all commercial fishing, it could have a wide range of benefits. Arctic coastal fisheries, indigenous peoples and the ecosystem as a whole might thrive under such an arrangement, writes Rashid Sumaila.