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Arctic In Focus

Reflections from the Kola Coast

Shipping is but one of the many aspects of the history of northwestern Russia, one of the many factors shaping today
and tomorrow. Murmansk was a bustling seaport during the Soviet era, when at the height of the Cold War it was the fishing
capital of Northern Russia. The Murmansk Region is home to about 2,000 Saami, who continue their traditional culture

The Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group (PAME) is one of six Arctic Council working groups. PAME was first established under the 1991 Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy and was continued by the 1996 Ottawa Charter that established the Arctic Council.

PAME is the focal point of the Arctic Council's activities related to the protection and sustainable use of the arctic marine environment. It has a specific mandate to keep under review the adequacy of global and regional legal, policy and other measures, and where necessary to make recommendations for improvements that would support the Arctic Council's Arctic Marine Strategic Plan (2004).