Category: Arctic

Iceland’s whaling industry is on the brink of closure

Rosamaria Kubny

Iceland is on the cusp of a historic turning point in whaling. The government intends to permanently ban commercial whaling and will table a corresponding bill in parliament in February 2027.

Information superhighway beneath the ice: Oden loses its way

Heiner Kubny

In the middle of the Arctic Ocean, the Swedish research icebreaker Oden has surveyed the seabed for an unusual infrastructure project.

Bringing Veterinary Care to Rural Alaska

Polar Journal AG Team

Many remote communities in Alaska have little or no regular access to a veterinarian. Recent initiatives are trying to bring veterinary care directly to them.

William Baffin – The Explorer

Christian Hug

The Golden Age of Antarctic exploration (1897–1922) produced a host of heroes, whom we regularly feature in this section.

Kaffemik: Greenland’s unique social tradition

Polar Journal AG Team

Coffee-centered traditions take many forms around the world, but on the Arctic island of Greenland, gatherings around coffee have developed some distinctive features.

Arctic tourists make thousands of contributions to science

Yana Kirichenko

A major expedition cruise operator has reported a record 26,491 citizen science contributions from its Arctic voyages during its 130th anniversary year.

Whale invasion off the east coast of Greenland

Rosamaria Kubny

Off the east coast of Greenland, the marine ecosystem has changed significantly over the past few decades. Fin whales, humpback whales and minke whales now appear in their thousands every summer.

Russia Counts Its Polar Bears

Polar Journal AG Team

Researchers are counting polar bears in important denning areas of the Russian Arctic, with some preliminary observations pointing to potentially record numbers.

Arctic Char – the “Bread of the Arctic”

Rosamaria Kubny

The Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) is one of the most important food fish for the Inuit and is considered the quintessential traditional staple food in many regions of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska.

Canada Advances Decades-Old Northern Highway Project

Polar Journal AG Team

A highway envisioned nearly 70 years ago is moving forward again as Canada invests in a long-planned road through the Northwest Territories.