Floe Edge Blog
Seamounts like the one pictured here could one day be targeted by deep-sea mining.
Credit: NOAA Office of Exploration
A bulk carrier at Baffinland's Mary River mine.
Credit: Oceans North
The largest summering population of beluga whales is found in Hudson Bay.
Credit: Leighton Lum
The Research Vessel William Kennedy.
Credit: Arctic Research Foundation
What We’re Working On
Sealskin kamiks, Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Nunavut.
Credit: Kristin Westdal
Arctic Science & Indigenous Knowledge
Sustainable Arctic conservation draws on the best information to support a healthy marine environment and thriving Arctic communities.
Torngat Fjords, Nunatsiavut.
Credit: Kristin Westdal
Indigenous Protected Areas & Marine Conservation
Building a network of Arctic marine conservation areas identified and managed by Inuit will encourage resilient ecosystems that support a traditional way of life.
A freighter canoe passes the luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity in Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Nunavut.
Credit: Patricia Chambers
Industry & the New North
Sustainable, science-based rules are needed to protect people and wildlife as climate change opens new areas of the Arctic Ocean to shipping, commercial fishing and other industries.
Staff brave the bugs while collecting data on belugas for Inuvialuit community-based monitoring program near Paulatuk, Northwest Territories.
Credit: Louie Porta
Conservation Jobs & Training
Indigenous Arctic experts should be hired to oversee marine conservation areas and monitor ecosystems.
