The Arctic Ocean (Figure 1), the smallest of the world's five major oceans, is about 4000km (2500 miles) long and 2400km (1500 miles) wide, about the size of the continental USA. It lies entirely ...
Actions in the Arctic latitudes require uniform ... Russian Federation's continental shelf's outer boundary in the Eurasian basin of the Arctic Ocean in the area of the Gakkel Ridge, he explained.
Almost 80% of the world's marine fish stocks are now fully exploited ... But consequences for pristine Arctic regions could be devastating. Increased shipping traffic could lead to more black ...