Arctic Shipping

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The Arctic is undergoing extraordinary transformations early in the 21st century. Natural resource development, governance challenges, climate change and marine infrastructure issues are influencing current and future marine uses of the Arctic. The Arctic Council, recognizing these critical changes and issues, at the November 2004 Ministerial meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, called for the Council’s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) working group to “conduct a comprehensive Arctic marine shipping assessment as outlined under the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan (AMSP) under the guidance of Canada, Finland and the United States as lead countries and in collaboration with the Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) working group and the Permanent Participants as relevant.” The Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment, or The AMSA 2009 Report, is the product of that Arctic Ministerial decision in Reykjavik and was approved at the 2009 Ministerial meeting in Tromsø.

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    ASTD User Guide
    (2023) Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)
    This document has been created to help current and future users of the ASTD System.
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    Arctic Marine Tourism: Project workshop
    (2020)
    In 2020, the project co-leads convened a face to face workshop to advance the project. Here the workshop report is available as are all presentations.
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    Arctic Marine Tourism: Passenger Vessel Trends in the Arctic
    (2021)
    he Arctic Marine Tourism Project: Passenger Vessel Trends in the Arctic Region (2013-2019) (AMTP 2021) expands upon a previous PAME project, the Arctic Marine Tourism Project – Best Practice Guidelines (AMTP 2015). The project comprised of two work packages: Work Package 1 (WP1): Compilation and analysis of data on tourism vessels in the Arctic using PAME's Arctic Ship Traffic Database (ASTD) to better understand recent developments. Work Package 2 (WP2): Summary of existing site-specific guidelines for near-shore and coastal areas of the Arctic visited by passengers of marine tourism vessels and pleasure craft The project report includes the analysis, made by the British Antarctic Survey and further analysed by the PAME Secretariat, graphics, maps and other information, also available below in the project repository. The report also includes a standardized template that could be used for the development of site-specific guidelines aimed at tourists/vessel operators, and tailored towards, inter alia, mitigating safety and environmental risks, encouraging sustainable use, and educating visitors on ecological, cultural, and historical features unique to particular areas. An explanation of the methodology used and the step-by-step approach to be employed is also included. This was done in close collaboration with the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO).
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    Observer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    (2024-02-22)
    These FAQs were developed by the USA, Poland, South Korea, and the Northern Forum as co-leads of the PAME project titled “A Framework for More Systematically Engaging with Observers on Shipping Related Matters." These FAQs were formally approved by PAME Heads of Delegation via the SAOprescribed written decision procedure in February 2024.
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    Types of ships in the Arctic
    (2024-02-13)
    This report describes the types of ships operating in the Arctic. The data comes from the Arctic Ship Traffic Data (ASTD) and reviews the number of ships in the Arctic, broken down by category. Each category is briefly described with case studies included.