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Murmansk-population falls another 2,900 people
WEB1 day ago · There are no 653,600 inhabitants in the region, down 2,900 from January 1. A few hundred people less each month so far in 2024, the latest statistics from Murmanskstat reads. The trend continues. People are dying in higher numbers than newborn are coming. Those who stay get older, and more people are moving away than new are arriving.
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WEBSep 27, 2024 · The Barents Observer is a journalist-owned online newspaper covering the Euro-Arctic region and northern Russia. With a devotion for cross-border journalism the Barents Observer provides daily news reports from and about Scandinavia, Russia and the Arctic. Our dedicated and experienced team of Norwegian and …
Northern Fleet kicks off major Barents Sea command and staff …
WEBNorthern Fleet kicks off major Barents Sea command and staff exercise
The red king crab: a blacklisted but valuable fisheries resource
WEBApr 20, 2022 · However, the red king crab has a destructive impact on the benthic fauna: it has therefore been blacklisted in Norway and the fisheries authorities do not want the species to move further west along the coast. Accordingly, current Norwegian policy is quota regulations east of Nordkapp and free (eradication) fishing in areas farther west.
Red king crab might migrate to north and east Barents Sea
WEBРусский. The red king crab, also called Kamchatka crab or Alaskan king crab, is a species of king crab native to the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. It was introduced to the Barents Sea and along the north coast of Norway in the 1990s. The crab can grow to a leg span of 1.8 m and is delicious in taste. Photo: Thomas Nilsen.
'High time to scrap self-imposed restrictions,' says former …
WEBAug 23, 2023 · "High time to scrap self-imposed restrictions," says former Norwegian Commander. This week's flight map shows why Tuesday's signal intelligence flights clearly demonstrate NATO's need to keep an eye on Russia’s military powerbank, the Kola Peninsula, and why Norway’s self-imposed restrictions in eastern Finnmark become a strange isolated spot on the map.
"Barents and Arctic cooperation can continue without Russia"
WEBMar 7, 2023 · In the updated version there is no longer any mention of the Barents Cooperation, nor the Arctic Council. “It is a quite logical continuation of today’s Russian policy,” Vilén says. “They are clearly disengaging from the international structures and international organisations,” he explains and refers to Moscow’s recent decision to ...
Finland mulls an end to Barents cooperation - The Independent …
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Otherwise the Barents cooperation on regional level in Finland will come to an end. The letter also refer to Sweden’s Foreign Ministry considering a withdrawal from the cooperation. Markus Hirvonen, who is Region Mayor of North Karelia and current Chair of Barents Regional Council, says in a phone interview that funding and coordination is ...
Sharp population decline in Barentsburg - The Independent …
WEBThe latest population numbers published by Statistics Norway show a 20 percent decline in population since May 2020. Down from 501 last year to 400 today for Pyramiden and Barentsburg. Pyramiden has been a ghost town since the late 1990ies, with only a handful of people staying during the polar night winter. Svalbardposten, the local newspaper ...