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On frozen Lake Inari in northern Finland, small-scale fishers are sustaining a generations-old way of life. As climate change is making their livelihood increasingly uncertain, the Sámi Education Institute is helping them adapt.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation and call for evidence as part of the process to update the EU Arctic policy. This update is necessary to maintain the policy relevant and effective in addressing the evolving challenges and opportunities in the Arctic.

The EU and Norway concluded negotiations on the management of shared stocks in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, quota exchanges, and reciprocal access to waters.

Arctic islands that sustained communities for thousands of years are being emptied by climate change, job losses, and isolation. But some refuse to disappear quietly.

The Arctic Ocean is changing fast as warming drives ice loss and pushes sub-Arctic fish north, opening up potential fishing opportunities. In 2021, an international agreement set a 16-year moratorium on fishing to collect more information about its sustainability.

The Food Fish Farmers, known in Sweden as Matfiskodlarna, serves as the country’s hub for aquaculture knowledge. With the support from the EU, the organisation developed a modern digital gateway to strengthen knowledge exchange, support collaboration, and inspire the future of Swedish aquaculture.

Every part of the ocean is now under threat from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, according to the ninth report on the state of the ocean, published today by the Marine Environment Monitoring Service of Copernicus, the EU Earth observation system.

A new wave of projects has secured funding under the latest EU Mission Ocean and Waters calls. With a total budget of €116 million, the 13 projects selected will deliver a wide variety of benefits to the ocean and waters in the EU and beyond, as well as the communities that rely on them.

As the EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue, and Arctic Youth Dialogue concluded, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis visited the Saami Parliament in Finland, located in Inari.