Recommendation 182

Maritime activity is concentrated in the EEZs of Norway (63% of all unique ship days), Russia and Iceland (15–16% each). At present, the volume of shipping in the Arctic High Seas beyond the jurisdiction of the Arctic states (the central Arctic Ocean) remains low and the number of unique ship days was flat over the 2013–19 period. Figure 3: Arctic EEZs and international waters of the central Arctic Ocean Source: Environmental Audit Committee, The UK and the Arctic Environment (Sixth Report, Session 2022–23, HC 1141) and Patricia Derepentigny et al, ‘Increased Transnational Sea Ice Transport Between Neighboring Arctic States in the 21st Century’, Earth’s Future, vol 8(3), March 2020: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339802745_Increased_Transnational_Sea_Ice_Transport_Between_Neighboring_Arctic_States_in_the_21_st_Century [accessed 17 November 2023]