Citation
(2012), "More pollution control in the Barents Sea needed", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 23 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/meq.2012.08323eaa.003
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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More pollution control in the Barents Sea needed
More pollution control in the Barents Sea needed
Article Type: News From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 23, Issue 5.
Preparedness against acute pollution in the Barents Sea must be strengthened before commencing large-scale oil and gas activities, the Norwegian Environment Agency has recently stated. It refers to the latest licensing round for new blocks on the Norwegian Arctic continental shelf. According to the Agency, there is insufficient knowledge about the benthic fauna for most of the proposed blocks. Basic surveys must therefore be done before the activity starts, it has stated. Oil companies are also recommended by the Agency to take note of vulnerable bird populations in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. Three of the proposed areas in the Barents Sea are close to the important seabird colonies on the Bear Island. Norway has never before opened for oil drilling so far north.