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The Barents Sea is facing significant changes. Sea ice is melting earlier than before and forming later. A new book provides an overview of the region, the life in the Barents Sea, and how it is being affected by climate change and increasing pressure from long-range pollution and human activities in the Arctic.

Knowledge on seasons guide activities in our garden, in agriculture, and in risk- and response evaluations. For the Barents Sea, our limited knowledge of seasonal characteristics and variation has limited our understanding of ecosystem dynamics and impacts. New research reduces this knowledge gap.

Seven years of research yield new insights into the Northern Barents Sea as the climate changes: The Nansen Legacy has fulfilled its journey.

The Barents Sea, as we knew it, is no more, according to a new scientific publication from Norway’s largest collaborative project: The Nansen Legacy. The ice-free southern part of the Barents Sea has been well-mapped and understood, while the northern part, covered in ice during winter, stands out as one of the polar regions where climate and ecosystem changes are most pronounced.

Exciting news! The keynote speakers are now announced for “Towards a new Arctic Ocean – Past, Present, Future” in Tromsø in November. Abstract submission deadline is 15. May.

The Nansen Legacy is in its fifth year and looks back at over 350 days out at sea. The extensive field campaigns over the last years have generated unique abiotic…

A tribe of 36 scientists set sail to the Arctic Ocean on board research icebreaker Kronprins Haakon to study the northern Barents Sea in spring as part of the Nansen Legacy project. Despite all the technological advances since Nansen’s time you still need a good mix of skills and characters to make the mission a success. Our tribe certainly had that mix and it was a privilege to lead the tribe on its Arctic mission together as chief and co-chief.

A homage to the beauty and diversity of the smallest animals in the sea