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Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment

Quick Facts

Primary Focus
The protection and sustainable use of the Arctic marine environment

Establishment
1991

Chair 2021-2023
Sweden

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PAME

About PAME

PAME addresses marine policy measures in response to environmental change from both land and sea-based activities. PAME develops and coordinates strategic plans, programs, assessments and guidelines, complementing existing legal arrangements aimed at protection of the Arctic marine environment.

PAME’s projects largely operate within the following themes:

  • Arctic Shipping
  • Marine Protected Areas
  • Resource Exploration and Development
  • Ecosystem Approach to Management
  • Arctic Marine Pollution

PAME’s Chairmanship rotates between Arctic Council Member States. Arctic States and Permanent Participants participate in the work, and Observers are invited to participate at PAME meetings.

Katrine Nissen
PAME Chair

Elizabeth McLanahan

Vice-Chair
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of International Affairs
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Soffia Gudmundsdottir

Executive Secretary
PAME Secretariat
Email
+354 461 1355
+354 863 8576

Featured projects

Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Network Toolbox
New Low Sulphur Fuels, Fate, and Behavior in Cold Water Conditions
Collaboration with the Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC)
Arctic Protected and Important Areas
Black Carbon emissions from shipping activity in the Arctic and technology developments for their reduction
Systematically Strengthening Observer Engagement in PAME’s Shipping Work
Low Impact Shipping Corridors in the Arctic
Wastewater Discharges from Vessels in the Arctic
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Status of current offshore oil and gas activities by Arctic States
Arctic Port Reception Facilities Inventory
Arctic Arrangement for Regional Reception Facilities
Raising awareness in the Arctic Council of the provisions of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement
Fishing Practice & Gear Inventory
Ecosystem Status, Human Impact and Management Measures in the Central Arctic Ocean
Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities
Management of Arctic Marine Oil and Gas Associated Noise
Existing Waste Management Practices and Pollution Control for Marine and Coastal Mining
Marine Invasive Alien Species in Arctic Waters
Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) Areas in the Arctic Marine Environment
Implementation of the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan (AMSP)
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter
Arctic Coastal Cleanup
Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM/EA) of Arctic marine ecosystems
Ecosystem Approach Framework (EA)
Framework for a Pan-Arctic Network of MPAs
Different Ways of Knowing
Protection from Invasive Species
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter: Implementation
Arctic Ship Traffic Data (ASTD)
Arctic Marine Tourism: Development in the Arctic and enabling real change
Underwater noise in the Arctic
Arctic Shipping Best Practice Information Forum
Arctic Shipping Status Reports
Interpretation of the Polar Code
Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) of the Central Arctic Ocean
Compendium of Arctic Ship Accidents (CASA)
Modelling Arctic oceanographic connectivity

PAME news

Northernmost “Plastic in a Bottle” launched to gain insight on Arctic plastic pollution

Launched at 84 degrees north, the capsule will enable the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment to track how plastics travel in and out of Arctic waters
14 Nov 2023

Register Now: Managing Marine Ecosystems in a Rapidly Warming Arctic

The third International Conference on Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Arctic Large Marine Ecosystems will take place in Tromsø, Norway, on 16-18 April 2024.
16 Oct 2023
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Save the date: Third International Conference on Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Arctic Large Marine Ecosystems

The third International Conference on Ecosystem Approach to Management (EA) will take place in Tromsø, Norway, on 16-18 April 2024.
27 Jul 2023
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