Managing the Barents Sea: Reconciling Conflicting Interests Through Ecosystem-based Oceans Management
Article from: OGEL 2 (2012), in Polar Energy Law (Arctic, Antarctic)
Abstract
Rich in natural resources, the Barents Sea has been subject to cooperation in research and the management of living marine resources for more than 50 years. Almost as long, for over 40 years, the two countries have been negotiating a boundary line in the Barents Sea. An agreement was arrived at in 2010, entering into force in 2011.Petroleum-related activity in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters along the coast of North Norway has moved steadily northwards in recent years. In the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea, a major effort has been undertaken to develop of a Management ...