The aim of this chapter, is to give a background description of the different human activities as they are generally performed in the Barents Sea. The general impact that these activities have on the ecosystem will be dealt with in a later chapter Human impact and is thus not discussed with here.
The current status of the different activities and their impact as revealed by the most recent data is described in chapter Human activities/impact.
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Background Human activities Human activities (introduction)
Background Human activities Human activities (introduction)
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Human activities (introduction)
The aim of this chapter, is to give a background description of the different human activities as they are generally performed in the Barents Sea. The general impact that these activities have on the ecosystem will be dealt with in a later chapter Human impact and is thus not discussed with here.
The current status of the different activities and their impact as revealed by the most recent data is described in chapter Human activities/impact.Status Report. The authors
More than 100 experts from a total of 9 Russian and 20 Norwegian institutions have participated in the preparation of the report, and the work has been organized in 13 expert groups. The work has been led by Sevmorgeo and PINRO on Russian side and on Norwegian side by the Institute of Marine Research and the Norwegian Polar Institute..
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BarentsPortal is a project developed under the Joint Russian - Norwegian Commission on Environmental Cooperation. The joint environmental report is a co-operation project between the Joint Russian - Norwegian Commission on Environmental Cooperation and the Joint Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Commission