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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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What is the Sea Ice Minimum? (And Why Do We Care)

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a map of the Arctic sea ice in august
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Sea Ice Extent

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On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s.
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Sea Level Rise

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Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
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The Arctic and The Antarctic

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Sea Ice in its Ever-Changing Forms

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Cold Water Diving with WHOI

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Taking an Ice Sample

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Screenshot from"Climate Change Effects on Glaciers and Ice Sheets" with an Arctic glacier.
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Climate Change Effects on Glaciers and Ice Sheets

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Screenshot from video of a ship amidst broken up ice.
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Dr. Jan Backman, Marine Geologist

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The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.
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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

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National Ice Center Monitors the Arctic and Antarctic

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Arctic Exploration

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