Researchers at the University of Manitoba recently identified two small, genetically distinct populations of orcas now living in Arctic waters year-round. The discovery, published in Global Change ...

Today, cruise ships, oil tankers and fishing vessels also freely criss-cross Arctic waters. (We’ve come a long way since Sir John Franklin attempted to find the Northwest Passage nearly 175 ...

Making matters worse, the Arctic’s increasingly ice-free waters are plagued with a proliferation of routes for ships — which contribute a significant 3 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions.

These nations exercise sovereignty over the Arctic land and can also exploit resources within their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs). The waters between these territories fall under international ...

The code sets structural classifications and standards for ships operating in the Arctic as well as specific navigation and emergency training for those operating in or around ice-covered waters.

The alliance has also called on the IMO to extend the area covered by the ban to include all Arctic waters north of 60°N, and to enact regulations to reduce black carbon emissions from shipping ...

Brimmer’s testimony to the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security addresses changing geopolitics in the Arctic ... in Polar Waters (Polar Code ...

But no amount of renewable energy projects will deter Russian bombers from testing Canadian airspace or stop China from mapping Arctic waters for its own strategic use. Operation Nanook ...