Researchers Are Using Catfish to Combat Sea Urchins In the north of Norway, researchers are now transferring catfish in an attempt to combat the sea urchin and its overgrazing of the kelp forests along the Norwegian coast. Overfishing of the sea urchins' natural predators, such as the catfish, has led to the sea urchins consuming almost 5000 km2 of kelp forests since the 1970s.
Urges the Arctic Council to Show Leadership in Reducing Emissions From Shipping In an open letter to the Norwegian Chair of the Arctic Council, the environmental foundation Bellona and the Clean Arctic Alliance urge the council to update its targets to reduce emissions of black carbon.
Environmental Organizations Will Fight Norway's Deep-Sea Mining Norway opening up for deep-sea mining in the Arctic completely contradicts scientific recommendations and will make Norway an international environmental disaster, believes Martin Sveinssønn Melvær of Bellona.
Bellona Closes its Offices in Russia Bellona was active in Russia for more than 30 years. Now those activities have ceased, and Bellona has established a new office in Vilnius, Lithuania, where Bellona’s experts, relocated from Russia, will continue their work.
