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Commercial shipping in the Arctic: new perspectives, challenges and regulations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 January 2016

Emmanuel Guy  and
Frédéric Lasserre
Emmanuel Guy
Affiliation:
Department of management sciences, University of Quebec at Rimouski (UQAR), 300 Allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC, G5L 3A1Canada
Frédéric Lasserre
Affiliation:
Geography Department, Laval University, 2405 Terrasse St, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6Canada (Frederic.lasserre@ggr.ulaval.ca)
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Abstract

Maritime traffic is increasing in Arctic seas in the context of climate change. The rapid melting of sea ice led to the widespread belief that traffic was set to expand rapidly, challenging Canadian and Russian-claimed sovereignties over their respective Arctic passage, and underlining the risk posed by such a traffic in a risky but fragile environment. If projections on potential traffic for the medium term are probably exaggerated, the increasing traffic nevertheless challenges the adequacy of the regulatory framework.

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Polar Record , Volume 52 , Issue 3 , May 2016 , pp. 294 - 304
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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