Arctic Reports and Studies

• ACIA, Impacts of a Warming Arctic: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. Cambridge University Press, 2004. Available at: http://www.acia.uaf.edu
• AMAP/CAFF/SDWG, 2013. Identification of Arctic marine areas of heightened ecological and cultural significance: Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) IIc. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo. 114 pp.
• Arctic Council, Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment 2009 Report, 2009. Protection of Arctic Marine Environment Working Group. Web.
• Arctic Council, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group, 2001. CAFF Map No.48 - Circumpolar distribution of Arctic Char species complex Salvelinus alpinus, and related species. [Image]
• Arctic Climate Impact Assessment- Scientific Report. Cambridge UP, 2005. Print.
• Bird, K. J., Charpentier, R.R., Gautier, D.L., Houseknecht, D.W., Klett, T.R., Pitman, J.K.,Moore, T.E., Schenk, C.J., Tennyson, M.E., and Wandrey, C.J., 2008, Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal: Estimates of Undiscovered Oil and Gas North of the Arctic Circle: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-2008-3049, 4 p.
  Available at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3049/
• Eamer, J., Donaldson, G.M., Gaston, A.J., Kosobokova, K.N., Lárusson, K.F., Melnikov, I.A., Reist, J.D., Richardson, E., Staples, L., von Quillfeldt, C.H. 2013. Life Linked to Ice: A guide to sea-ice-associated biodiversity in this time of rapid change. CAFF Assessment Series No. 10. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Iceland.
• The Economist, Climate Change: The Arctic as it is Known Today is Almost Certainly Gone,” April 29, 2017.
• Gradinger, R.R., and Bluhm, B.A., 2004. In-situ observations on the distribution and behavior of amphipods and Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) under the sea ice of the High Arctic Canada Basin. Polar Biology 27(10): 595-603
• Hsiung, Christopher Weidacher, “China and Arctic energy: drivers and limitations”, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI), Lysaker, Norway, The Polar Journal, 2016 VOL . 6, NO . 2, 243–258 Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2016.1241486
• ICES. 2014. Report of the Arctic Fisheries Working Group (AFWG), 2014, Lisbon, Portugal. ICES CM 2014/ACOM:05. 656 pp.
• Kireeva, Anna. “Northern Sea Route ‘no Suez Canal,’ but Imperils the Arctic More and More.” Bellona. The Bellona Foundation, 10 Apr. 2014. Web.
  http://bellona.org/news/arctic/2014-04-northern-sea-route-suez-canal-imperils-arctic.
• Klett, T. R., and Gautier, D.L., 2009, Assessment of Undiscovered Petroleum Resources of the Barents Sea Shelf: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-2009-3037, 4 p.
  Available at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3037/
• Klett, T. R., K.J. Bird, P.J. Brown II, R.R. Charpentier, D.L. Gautier, D.W. Houseknecht, T.E. Moore, J.K. Pitman, R.W. Saltus, C.J. Schenk, A.K. Shah, K.I. Takahashi, M.E. Tennyson, and C.J. Wandrey (USGS Circum-Arctic Petroleum Resource Assessment Team), 2008, Assessment of Undiscovered Petroleum Resources of the North and East Margins of the Siberian Craton, Russian Federation: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-2008-3020 , 4 p.
  Available at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3020/
• Larsen, Joan Nymand, (2016) “Polar Economics: Expectations and Real Economic Futures”, Taylor and Frances Group. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1611056113,
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2016.1171005
• Maher, Patrick T, Hans Gelter, Kevin Hillmer-Pegram, Gestur Hovgaard, John Hull, Gunnar Þór Jóhannesson, Anna Karlsdóttir, Outi Rantala, & Albina Pashkevich, "Arctic Tourism: Realities and Possibilities"
• Maslanik, J., J. Stroeve, C. Fowler, and W. Emery. “Distribution and trends in Arctic sea ice age through spring 2011.” Geophys. Res. Lett., 38
• Meltofte, H. (ed.) 2013. Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. Status and trends in Arctic biodiversity. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Akureyri.
• Melvin, April M. et al, “Climate change damages to Alaska public infrastructure and the economics of proactive adaptation.” E122–E131 | PNAS | Published online December 27, 2016,
  http://www.pnas.org/content/114/2/E122
• Montgomery, Scott, “Fracking comes to the Arctic in a New Alaska Oil Boom,” Alaska Deeply, April 24, 2017.
• NSIDC, 2014: Arctic sea ice reaches minimum extent for 2014. In Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Boulder, CO,
  http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2014/09/.
• Pan, M. & Huntington, H.P., 2016. A precautionary approach to fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean: Policy, science, and China. Marine Policy, 63, pp.153–157.
  Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.10.015
• Perovich, D., S. Gerland, S. Hendricks, W. Meier, M. Nicolaus, and M. Tschudi. "Sea Ice." Arctic Report Card. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2 Dec. 2014. Web.
  http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/sea_ice.html.
• Provencher, J.F., Gaston, A.J., O’Hara, P.D., and Gilchrist, H.G. 2012. Seabird diet indicates changing Arctic marine communities in eastern Canada. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 454: 171-182
• Renner, A. H. H., S. Gerland, C. Haas, G. Spreen, J. F. Beckers, E. Hansen, M. Nicolaus, and H. Goodwin, 2014: “Evidence of Arctic sea ice thinning from direct observations”. Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 5029-5036
• Schenk, C. J., Bird, K.J., Charpentier, R.R., Gautier, D.L., Houseknecht, D.W., Klett, T.R., Moore, T., Pawlewicz, M.J., Pitman, J.K., and Tennyson, M.E. (Timan-Pechora Basin Province Team), 2008, Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Timan-Pechora Basin Province, Russia, 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-2008-3051, 2 p.
  Available at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3051/
• Schenk, C. J., Bird, K.J., Charpentier, R.R., Gautier, D.L., Houseknecht, D.W., Klett, T.R., Moore, T., Pawlewicz, M.J., Pitman, J.K., and Tennyson, M.E., 2008, Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the West Siberian Province, Russia, 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-2008-3064, 2 p.
  Available at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3064/
• Speer, L., Nelson, R., Casier, R., Gavrilo, M., von Quillfeldt, C., Cleary, J., Halpin, P. and Hooper, P., 2017, “Natural Marine World Heritage in the Arctic Ocean", International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
  https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2017-006.pdf
• Statistics Norway (21-Mar-2017) “The economy of the North 2015” (ECONOR)
  https://www.ssb.no/en/natur-og-miljo/artikler-og-publikasjoner/the-economy-of-the-north-2015
• Struzik, Ed. (Jan 13, 2017) “Full Speed Ahead: Shipping Plans Grow as Arctic Ice Fades,” Yale Environment 360
• Transport Canada, Canadian Arctic Shipping Assessment. 19 Nov. 2005. Web. 11 Mar 2015.
• Wenzel, Lauren, et al “Polar opposites? Marine conservation tools and experiences in the changing Arctic and Antarctic” AQUATIC CONSERVATION: MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS, Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 26 (Suppl. 2): 61–84 (2016) Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2649

Arctic Databases and Sources

• Arctic Tourism
  • Arctic Tourism - http://www.iser.uaa.alaska.edu/Projects/SEARCH-HD/tourism.html
  • Arctic Observing Network Social Indicators Project Observing Trends and Assessing Data for Arctic Tourism
    http://www.iser.uaa.alaska.edu/Projects/SEARCH-HD/tourism.html
  • Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators - https://www.aeco.no/resources-and-tools/
  • Canadian Dept of Industry, Tourism and Investment
    http://www.iti.gov.nt.ca/sites/www.iti.gov.nt.ca/files/regional_data_sheet_for_web_-_beaufort_delta.pdf,
    http://www.iti.gov.nt.ca/sites/www.iti.gov.nt.ca/files/annual_visitation_and_spending_11-16.pdf
  • Environmental Monitoring of Svalbard & Jan Mayen - http://www.mosj.no/en/influence/traffic/
  • Icelandic Tourist Board - https://www.ferdamalastofa.is/en
  • Statistics Greenland - http://www.stat.gl/?lang=en,
    http://naalakkersuisut.gl/~/media/Nanoq/Files/Attached%20Files/Engelske-tekster/Publications/Greenland%20in%20Figures%202016.pdf
  • Statistics Norway - https://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv
  • Statistics Sweden -
    https://www.statista.com/statistics/413186/number-of-nights-spent-in-short-stay-accommodation-in-sweden/
  • Visit Finland - http://visitfinland.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/VisitFinland/
• Arctic Shipping
  • Marine Activity Database Per Arctic Country (Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) in 2009.
    http://www.arcticdata.is/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=13:country-databases&Itemid=155
  • Shipping Routes Database Per Arctic Country (Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) in 2009.
    http://www.arcticdata.is/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=5:shipping-routes&Itemid=155
  • Arctic Ports Per Country (Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) in 2009.
    http://www.arcticdata.is/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=12:arctic-ports&Itemid=155
  • Fishing (Canada and Fishing vessels) (Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) in 2009.
    http://www.arcticdata.is/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=11:fishing&Itemid=155
  • Marine Accidents (Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) in 2009.
    http://www.arcticdata.is/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=6:marine-accidents&Itemid=155
  • Vessels (Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) in 2009.
    http://www.arcticdata.is/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=14:vessels&Itemid=155
  • 2010 Arctic Protected Areas (Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) in 2009.
    http://www.arcticdata.is/?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=22:2010&Itemid=157
  • Arctic Topography Maps: (Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) in 2009.
    http://www.arcticdata.is/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=1:topographical-data&Itemid=162
  • Arctic Boundary Maps (Includes .shp files for GIS) (Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA) in 2009.
    http://www.arcticdata.is/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&id=23&Itemid=156
• Arctic Fishing
  • Pauly D. and Zeller D. (Editors), 2015. Sea Around Us Concepts, Design and Data (seaaroundus.org), an online database of reconstructed fisheries catch data - http://www.seaaroundus.org/
  • Alaska Fishing Database -> may be able to get only Arctic landings
    http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sf/FishCounts/
  • Alaska Fishing Database -> may be able to get only Arctic landings
    http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sf/FishCounts/
  • Arctic Fisheries Working Group 2014 Report (includes catch data)
    http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Expert%20Group%20Report/acom/2014/AFWG/01%20AFWG%20-%20Report%20of%20the%20Arctic%20Fisheries%20Working%20Group.pdf
  • Joint Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Commission
    http://www.jointfish.com/eng
  • ICES Data Portal, has downloads for “catch per unit effort” as text, shapefile, excel
    http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk/Map/index.aspx?Action=AddLayer&OSPAR=134324&LatN=&LatS=&LonE=&LonW=&Sdate=&Edate=
  • ICES Datasets
    http://geo.ices.dk/geonetwork/srv/en/main.home?uuid=68a3376b-c85c-4b4e-a6b8-8ebea73bb427
  • DATRAS is an online database of trawl surveys that allows users to upload survey data and anyone to access the data products
    http://www.ices.dk/marine-data/data-portals/Pages/DATRAS.aspx
• Subsistence Economy
  • Whaling in Greenland - http://us.whales.org/wdc-in-action/whaling-in-greenland
  • Greenland Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting, and Agriculture - Greenland in Figures,
    http://naalakkersuisut.gl/~/media/Nanoq/Files/Attached%20Files/Engelske-tekster/Publications/Greenland%20in%20Figures%202016.pdf
  • The Greenland Home Rule Department of Fisheries, Hunting, & Agriculture - Management and Utilization of Seals in Greenland,
    http://naalakkersuisut.gl/~/media/Nanoq/Files/Publications/Fangst%20og%20fiskeri/ENG/Udgivelser_FJA_White%20paper_Management%20and%20utilization%20of%20seals%20in%20Greenland_ENG.pdf
  • Government of Greenland - Quota Distribution of sub-population level,
    http://naalakkersuisut.gl/~/media/Nanoq/Files/Attached%20Files/Fiskeri_Fangst_Landbrug/Polarbear%202015/First%20day/415%20%20Greenlands%20Country%20Updatefinal.pdf
  • Statistics Canada - Estimating the Economic Value of Narwhal and Beluga Hunts in Hudson Bay, Nunavut,
    http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic66-1-1.pdf
  • Environment Canada - Evidence of the Socio-Economic Importance of Polar Bears for Canada,
    http://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/document/doc2307/op-pb_e.cfm
  • Canada Management Authority - Management and International Trade Of Polar Bears From Canada,
    http://www.polarbearcanada.ca/documents/current_facts_on_polar_bears.pdf
  • Alaska Department of Fish & Game - Community Subsistence Information System: CSIS,
    https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sb/CSIS/
  • Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON),
    http://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/about-us/permanent-participants/raipon
  • Statistics Norway - Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting, & Fishing, https://www.ssb.no/en/jord-skog-jakt-og-fiskeri
  • IWGIA - Sápmi, http://www.iwgia.org/regions/arctic/sapmi
• Arctic Extractives - Oil and Gas
  • Alaska State Data Miner portal, http://aogweb.state.ak.us/DataMinerV2/Pages/frmFilterNavigation.aspx
  • Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse Oil & Gas Fields,
    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~aknsboro/Maps/lgPrudhoeBay.jpg
  • USGS Alaska Energy Resources,
    https://energy.usgs.gov/RegionalStudies/Alaska.aspx#4552404-overview
  • Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada - Northern Oil and Gas Reports,
    https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1337260341093/1337261832734
  • The Actic Institute - Canadian Oil and Gas, http://www.thearcticinstitute.org/canada-in-the-arctic-part1/
  • Natural Resources Canada - Energy, Non-renewable Resource,
    http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/atlas-canada/selected-thematic-maps/16872
  • Patchwork Barents, http://www.patchworkbarents.org/
  • Greenland MINEX - Coastal Geology Map, http://www.geus.dk/minex/green-min-2015.pdf
  • Norwegian Petroleum Directorate,http://www.npd.no/en/
  • Statistics Norway (21-Mar-2017) “The economy of the North 2015” (ECONOR)
    https://www.ssb.no/en/natur-og-miljo/artikler-og-publikasjoner/the-economy-of-the-north-2015