Research Professor+47 99796020
Climate change and other environmental factors are currently causing variability in the spatial distribution of fish stocks in polar waters.
In the Barents Sea, cod is expanding northeastwards, while in the Norwegian Sea significant changes in abundance, distribution and migration patterns can be observed in pelagic species such as mackerel.
In the Southern Ocean, the combined effect of increasing temperatures with associated declines in sea ice, ocean acidification and changes in circulation is likely to affect the geographical distribution of krill.
These developments put established management regimes under pressure. In this truly interdisciplinary research endeavour, world-leading marine biologists, international lawyers and political scientists join efforts to study the resilience of Arctic and Antarctic marine resource management institutions to large-scale shifts of major marine stocks.
- How is climate change affecting distributional shifts of polar fish stocks - are there any general patterns of movement, adaptability and recruitment?
- To what extent do shifts in migratory patterns influence the fit between the spatial scope of existing national and international management regimes and the fishing activities they seek to govern - and how will they influence the effectiveness of the regimes?
- How does continued effectiveness require adaptation within the complexes of institutions that co-govern commercial activities in polar marine ecosystems?
Based on case studies from the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Southern Ocean, a meta-analysis will be performed to synthesize the overall impact of climate, fisheries and species interaction.
Finally, the project will explore how comparative case study analysis and agent-based modelling (ABM) can be combined to examine institutional responses to plausible ecosystem development trajectories.
The project is managed by the Department of Political Science at the University of Oslo. FNI is responsible for the study of the effectiveness and resilience of the established management regimes.
Project period: 2016-2020
FNI PROJECT LEADER
FNI PARTICIPANTS
Senior Researcher+47 47330349
Senior Researcher+47 90526312
PARTNERS
FUNDING
- Research Council of Norway (POLARPROG Programme)
BOOKS
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Bloomsbury Academic, 2022, 329 p.
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Palgrave Macmillan, 2021, 150 p.
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
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Politics and Governance, Vol 12, 2024, 17 p. DOI: 10.17645/pag.7369
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Politics and Governance, Vol 12, Article 7369, 2024, 17 p. DOI: 10.17645/pag.7369
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 239-256
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 3-22
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 273-295
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 179-196
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 45-62
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 153-177
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 153-177
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 45-62
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 273-295
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 239-256
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 3-22
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Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol 668, 2021, pp. 185-214.
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Internasjonal Politikk, Vol 78, No 2, 2020, pp. 142-166
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In Frank Biermann and Kim Rakhyun (eds), Architectures of Earth System Governance. Cambridge University Press, 2020, pp. 207-232.
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Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 11, 2020, pp. 133-156.
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International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Vol 20, 2020, pp. 5-19.
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European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol 25, No 2, 2020, pp. 239-260
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Maritime Studies, Published online 26.03.2020. DOI: 10.1007/s40152-020-00172-4
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Geopolitics, published online 06.10.2019, 25 p. DOI: 10.1080/14650045.2019.1670643
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Ocean Development and International Law, published online 23.03.2019, 19 p. DOI: 10.1080/00908320.2019.1582606
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Marine Policy, Vol 98, 2018, pp. 58-64.
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In Mark Nuttall, Torben R. Christensen and Martin Siegert (eds), Routledge Handbook of the Polar Regions. Abingdon, Routledge, 2018, pp. 348-356.
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In Svein Vigeland Rottem and Ida Folkestad Soltvedt (eds), Arctic Governance: Energy, Living Marine Resources and Shipping. Volume 2. London, I.B. Tauris, 2018, pp. 85-112.
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In Svein Vigeland Rottem and Ida Folkestad Soltvedt (eds), Arctic Governance: Energy, Living Marine Resources and Shipping. Volume 2. London, I.B. Tauris, 2018, pp. 138-161.
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European View, Vol 17, 2017, pp. 1-11
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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In Olav Schram Stokke, Andreas Østhagen and Andreas Raspotnik (eds), Marine Resources, Climate Change and International Management Regimes. Bloomsbury, 2022, pp. 179-196
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The Geographer. Winter 2018, pp. 15. Royal Scottish Geographic Society.
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Dagens Næringsliv, 31.10.2018. In Norwegian.
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In Xue Guifang and He Liu (eds), Law and Governance: Emerging Issues of the Polar Regions. Beijing, China University of Political Science and Law Press, 2018, pp. 243-268.
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Dagsavisen, 19.09.2018. In Norwegian.
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The Arctic Institute, 19.06.2018.
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High North News. 03.04.18.
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NRK Ytring, 31.1.2017. In Norwegian
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Fiskeribladet Fiskaren, 12.09.2016. In Norwegian.
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IN MEDIA
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Korona har liten eller ingen betydning for handelskonflikten mellom Vesten og Russland ('The coronavirus has little or no bearing on the trade conflict between the West and Russia')
Fiskeribladet, 26 March 2020. In Norwegian.
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La domination de la Russie dans l'Arctique ('Russia's dominating role in the Arctic')
News 24, 27.12.2019. In French.
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Russia is dominating the Arctic, but it's not looking to fight over it
The India Times Post, 27.12.2019
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Russia is dominating the Arctic, but it’s not looking to fight over it
CNBC, 27.12.2019.
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北极治理模式的国际探讨及北极治理实践的新发展 ('International Discussion on Arctic Governance Model and New Development of Arctic Governance Practices')
Pinlue.com, 27.3.2019. In Chinese.
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Avgjørende uke for Svalbardsonen ('Important week for the Svalbard zone')
Fiskeribladet Fiskaren (editorial), 29.10.2018. In Norwegian.
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Slik ble snøkrabben storpolitikk (How the snow crab turned into big politics)
Sysla, 29.10.2018. In Norwegian.
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Slik ble snøkrabben storpolitikk (How the snow crab turned into big politics)
Hegnar.no, 29.10.2018. In Norwegian.
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Slik ble snøkrabben storpolitikk ('How the snow crab turned into big politics')
E24, 29.10.2018. In Norwegian.
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«Senator»-saken en prøvestein for EU ('The 'Senator' snow crab case: a test for the EU')
Fiskeribladet Fiskaren, 26.10.2018. In Norwegian.
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Norway risks having to share Svalbard resources with the EU
High North News. 8.11.2017.
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Norge risikerer å måtte dele store ressurser med EU ('Norway risks having to share large resources with the EU')
High North News. 7.11.2017. In Norwegian.
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Kan bli tøffere klima i nord ('Relations in the North may harden')
Fikseribladet (paper edition). 25.10.2017. In Norwegian.
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Arctique. En marge de la conférence Arctic Frontiers, les ressources halieutiques dans le Grand Nord ('At the sidelines of the Arctic Frontiers: on the fisheries in the High North')
France Culture (radio). 28.2.2017. In French and partly English.
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Snøkrabbe-krangel mellom Norge og EU ('Snow crab quarrel between Norway and the EU')
Dagsnytt 18, NRK. 8.2.2017. In Norwegian.
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Krabbeslaget om Barentshavet (The 'snow crab battle' of the Barents Sea')
Dag og Tid. 3.2.2017. In Norwegian.
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Får likevel fiske i Smutthullet ('Still allowed to fish in the Loophole')
Fiskeribladet Fiskaren, 30.09.2016. In Norwegian.
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Snøkrabbefiske i Svalbardsonen: – En helt ny nøtt for Norge ('Snow crab fisheries in the Svalbard Zone: – A new dilemma for Norway')
Fiskeribladet Fiskaren, 21.09.2016. In Norwegian.
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Historisk arrestasjon etter ulovlig snøkrabbefiske ('Historic arrest after illegal snowcrab fishing')
NRK Finnmark, 19.07.2016. In Norwegian
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