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Issues of importance for ecosystem management

Issues of relevance for management of pollution - Long range transboundary pollution

Thursday, 03 December 2009 18:27 C. D. Olseng (SFT), A. Rybalko (SMG), I. Berthinussen (SFT), S. Boitsov (IMR), N.M. Jørgensen (Akvaplan-niva), R. Kallenborn (NILU), O. Korneev (SMG), R. Kluge (SFT), A. Nalbandyan (NRPA), A. Zhilin (PINRO)

Long- range transport of pollutants, especially of POPs, radionuclides and certain metals, is currently the most important pollutant-related pressures on the Barents Sea. This is also the main source for accumulation of POPs in arctic top predators and the main reason that environmental goals are not met (AMAP 2009, see chapter Current and expected state of the ecosystem - Some aspects of possible long-term future changes in the ecosystem). In order to maintain the Barents Sea as a clean and rich sea in the future, knowledge of transport routes, changes in transport routes due to e.g climatic changes and regulations of use of new chemicals is important.

Last Updated ( Monday, 22 March 2010 14:10 )

Issues of relevance for management of pollution - Risk related to radioactivity

Thursday, 03 December 2009 18:28 C. D. Olseng (SFT), A. Rybalko (SMG), I. Berthinussen (SFT), S. Boitsov (IMR), N.M. Jørgensen (Akvaplan-niva), R. Kallenborn (NILU), O. Korneev (SMG), R. Kluge (SFT), A. Nalbandyan (NRPA), A. Zhilin (PINRO)

The concentration of nuclear installations and the accumulation of radioactive waste and nuclear fuel in Northwest Russia represent a potential risk of radioactive pollution in the region, including the Barents Sea area. Significant national and international actions have been undertaken to reduce the risks of radioactive contamination in this region, but still much remains to be done. Presently,...

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 February 2010 12:59 )

Issues of relevance for management of pollution - Ocean acidification

Thursday, 03 December 2009 18:30 C. D. Olseng (SFT), A. Rybalko (SMG), I. Berthinussen (SFT), S. Boitsov (IMR), N.M. Jørgensen (Akvaplan-niva), R. Kallenborn (NILU), O. Korneev (SMG), R. Kluge (SFT), A. Nalbandyan (NRPA), A. Zhilin (PINRO)

Increased ocean acidification is a major concern since the prosess is more rapid than than similar changes experienced over the past 100 000 years. In addition, the absorption is faster in colder water. The Ocean acidification may potentially have huge effects on the ecosystem Acidification will negatively affect phytoplankton (coccolithophores), corals, molluscs, echinoderms and crustaceans. Rece...

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 February 2010 13:04 )

Management

Thursday, 03 December 2009 18:33 A.B. Storeng (DN), O. Korneev, (SMG), A.Bambulyak, (Akvaplan-niva Barents, Russia), T. Sørgård, (SFT), R.Storebø, (OD)

In the management of the petroleum industry, one of the main principles is to establish regulation to ensure that the risk of both acute pollution and operational discharges remain low.

Last Updated ( Monday, 22 March 2010 14:04 )

Management - International work/agreement

Thursday, 03 December 2009 18:34 A.B. Storeng (DN), O. Korneev, (SMG), A.Bambulyak, (Akvaplan-niva Barents, Russia), T. Sørgård, (SFT), R.Storebø, (OD)

The activities that goes on in the Barents Sea is strictly regulated trough national laws and regulations and trough international conventions agreements. The international agreements play a vigorous part in harmonising the regulation transverse the national regulation.

Last Updated ( Monday, 22 March 2010 14:00 )

Management - Framework for the Norwegian petroleum activities

Thursday, 03 December 2009 18:36 A.B. Storeng (DN), O. Korneev, (SMG), A.Bambulyak, (Akvaplan-niva Barents, Russia), T. Sørgård, (SFT), R.Storebø, (OD)

The requirements for the petroleum activity in the Barents Sea are considerably stricter than the standards that apply on other parts of the Norwegian continental shelf. The targets aim specifically at the reduction of discharges of hazardous compounds both in chemical products used and naturally occurring in the produced water.

General regulations
Licences to engage in petroleum activities in an ar...

Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 13:15 )

Management - Framework for the Russian petroleum activity

Thursday, 03 December 2009 18:37 A.B. Storeng (DN), O. Korneev, (SMG), A.Bambulyak, (Akvaplan-niva Barents, Russia), T. Sørgård, (SFT), R.Storebø, (OD)

The development of offshore oil and gas resources is under the competence of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (Minprirody) and its subordinate federal agency:

Federal Agency for Exploitation of Mineral Resources (Rosnedra)
Federal Service for Monitoring of Nature Management (Rosprirodnadzor)
Federal Service for the Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Monitoring (Rostehnadzor)

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 February 2010 13:10 )

Management - Cooperation between Norwegian and Russian government

Thursday, 03 December 2009 18:38 A.B. Storeng (DN), O. Korneev, (SMG), A.Bambulyak, (Akvaplan-niva Barents, Russia), T. Sørgård, (SFT), R.Storebø, (OD)

Concerning environmental management issues Norway and Russia have had a Joint Commission on Environmental Protection since 1988. In 2005 a Marine Environment group was established under this commission, with the aim of enhancing the cooperation on ecosystem-based management of the Barents Sea. Under this working group a number of petroleum related projects have been carried out to increase the mut...

Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 13:15 )

Management - The preparedness in the Barents Seas

Thursday, 03 December 2009 18:40 A.B. Storeng (DN), O. Korneev, (SMG), A.Bambulyak, (Akvaplan-niva Barents, Russia), T. Sørgård, (SFT), R.Storebø, (OD)

The oil companies in Norway and in Russia are required to have an oil spill preparedness plan that is intended to limit the consequences of any accident to the maximum degree possible. On the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the oil companies have established an alliance - NOFO (the Norwegian Clean Seas Association for Operating Companies) - which handles the oil spill preparedness. NOFO has divided ...

Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 13:15 )

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Issues of importance for ecosystem management

Issues of relevance for management of pollution - Long range transboundary pollution

Issues of relevance for management of pollution - Risk related to radioactivity

Issues of relevance for management of pollution - Ocean acidification

Management

Management - International work/agreement

Management - Framework for the Norwegian petroleum activities

Management - Framework for the Russian petroleum activity

Management - Cooperation between Norwegian and Russian government

Management - The preparedness in the Barents Seas

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