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The Barents Sea is a high-latitude large marine ecosystem shared uniquely by Norway and Russia, located off the northern coasts of both countries. In the South and West it is influenced by Atlantic water (warmer and more saline water), and in the North and East by Arctic or mixed (Atlantic and Arctic) water (colder and less saline). The Barents Sea is characterized by large seasonal and annual variations in ocean climate and moderately high productivity.
On the Norwegian side, a management plan was established in 2006, updated in 2011, and are now planned for a full revision in 2020. In Norway, the foundation of the management plans is not in the legal system, meaning there are no laws regulating the existence of management plans as a tool for management. However, the management plans are sanctioned at the highest political level in Norway, as they are presented as White papers from the Government to Parliament, and endorsed by Parliament.
On the Russian side, a number of strategic documents of the Russian Federation are devoted to the issues of environmental management. Thus, in accordance with the Environmental Doctrine of the Russian Federation, the main direction of the state’s environmental policy is the implementation of comprehensive environmental management, and its orientation towards sustainable development of the Russian Federation. There is no management plan in place for the Russian side of the Barents Sea, but Norway and Russia are cooperating, aiming at harmonisation of the management of the shared ocean area. Russia is working towards a management plan.
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Øseth, E., Korneev, O. (2020). Integrated Ocean Management in the Barents Sea. In: Young, O., Berkman, P., Vylegzhanin, A. (eds) Governing Arctic Seas: Regional Lessons from the Bering Strait and Barents Sea. Informed Decisionmaking for Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25674-6_10
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