ISSN (print) - 0131-7652

ISSN (online) - 2686-7605

Vol. 52 No. 10 (2022)
Cover story: The Address of Happiness: Siberia!

Defining the Blue Economy in an Arctic Fisheries and Aquaculture Context: Insights from International Experience

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  • А. Tsiouvalas,
  • А. Raspotnik
А. Tsiouvalas
Arctic University of Norway (UiT), Tromso; Arctic Institute of the Center for Circumpolar Security Studies, Washington
А. Raspotnik
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway, Lysaker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30680/ECO0131-7652-2022-10-27-55

Published 2022-09-28

Keywords

  • Arctic Ocean; Northern Norway; Alaska; Arctic zone of Russia; fishery; aquaculture; pan-Arctic blue economy

How to Cite

1.
Tsiouvalas А, Raspotnik А. Defining the Blue Economy in an Arctic Fisheries and Aquaculture Context: Insights from International Experience. ECO [Internet]. 2022 Sep. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];52(10):27-55. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/4516

Abstract

The paper is intended to show how the idea of the “blue economy” is conceptualized in the three main Arctic coastal regions: Northern Norway, the Russian Arctic Zone and Alaska (USA). This is done through the example of how fisheries and aquaculture function in these three regions and through an analysis of their official policies. The paper examines the current organization of blue economy management, identifying weaknesses and best practices in the three regions in question. In addition, the paper seeks to draw conclusions and trace best practices that contribute to the development of a unified concept of the “all-Arctic blue economy structure” and pave the way to the institutionalization of cross-border synergies.
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