Theme: Integrated Ocean Management in the Arctic
Took place in Tromsø, Norway, 23-25 May 2018
Please click on each of the photos to view the relevant keynote address
Wednesday 23 May 2018
16:00-18:00 Registration
16:30-17:30 Executive Committee Meeting
18:00-20:00 Welcome Reception
Thursday 24 May 2018
8:00-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:45 Official Opening
- Welcome remarks
- Statements from Nordic and Chinese representatives
9:45-10:30 Keynote on Ocean Governance
- Jan-Gunnar Winther, Specialist Director of NPI
Keynote on Fisheries Management in the Arctic
- Geir Hønneland, Director of FNI
10:30-11:00 Coffee break and Photo
11:00-12:00 Keynote on Building Blue Partnership - Promoting the Arctic Governance: Building Blue Partnership
- ZHANG Haiwan, Director of China Institute for Marine Affairs
Keynote on Marine Climate Change Effects and Projections in the Arctic Ocean as the sea ice retreats
- Marit Reigstad, Professor of UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Keynote on Chinese Arctic Strategy - Understanding China´s Arctic Policy
- YANG Jian, Deputy Director of Shanghai Institutes of International Studies
12:15-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:45 Session I moderated by Geir Hønnenland and Pan Min. Theme: International Fisheries Management
- Discussion
16:00-18:00 Session 2 moderated by Sophie Bourgeon and Katarina Gardfeldt. Theme: Marine Pollution
- Discussion
19:00 Transportation by bus to the gondola station
20:00-23:00 Symposium Dinner at the gondola station overlooking the city of Tromsø
Friday 25 May 2018
9:00-11:30 Session 3 moderated by Nalan Koc and Timo Koivurova. Theme: Climate change, maritime governance, and sustainability in the Arctic
- Discussion
11:30-13:00 Lunch
Presentations and speakers: Thursday 24 May 2018 Session I: International Fisheries Management
- Hreiðar Þór Valtýsson from University of Akureyri & University of Iceland - Review on impacts of currently changing climate on Icelandic marine stocks
- YANG Wei from Shanghai Ocean University - An Enquiry into the Sustainability of Arctic Fisheries
- PAN Min from Tongji University - On the Issue of Future Fishing Rights in the Central Arctic Ocean
- GUO Peiqing from Ocean University of China - The Latest Development and Trend of CAO fishery Governance
- Anne-Kristin Jørgensen from Fridtjof Nansen Institute - Norwegian-Russian fisheries management in the Barents Sea
- Lau Blaxekjær from the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies - Fisheries Management in Arctic Waters
24 May 2018 Session 2: Marine Pollution
- Halldór Jóhannsson from Arctic Portal - Integrated Ocean Management in the Arctic”- Overarching issues: Knowledge building, governance challenges, science-governance interplay
- Ingeborg G. Hallanger from Norwegian Polar Institute - The status of marine plastic litter in the European Arctic
- HE Jianfeng from PRIC - Microplastics in the Arctic waters, sediments, and benthos during CHINARE-8 in summer 2017
- Dorte Herzke from Norwegian Institute for Air Research - Microplastics and fibres in the marine environment of Svalbard, Norway
- Tara Stitzlein from The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) - Microbial colonization and degradation of polymer surfaces in the Arctic marine environment
- SHI Yue from Harbin Engineering University - Marine Pollution: China is playing an increasingly important role in Arctic environmental protection
- CHU Zhujie from Harbin Engineering University - Research on control problems of marine litter in the Arctic under the perspective of global management
- ZHAO Huiyu from Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Plastic pollution control in the Arctic Ocean
Friday 25 May 2018 Session 3: Climate change, maritime governance and sustainability in the Arctic
- Mats A. Granskog from Norwegian Polar Institute - Significant role of winter storms in the evolution of sea ice in the “new” Arctic
- Rasmus Gjedsø Bertelsen from University of Tromsø - Epistemic communities for handling climatic and social complexity and uncertainty in global Arctic shipping governance
- DENG Beixi from Polar Research Institute of China - Arctic Northwest Passage: Prospect of Future Utilization and China-Nordic Cooperation---A Glimpse of China’s First Transit via the Passage
- GAO Tianming from Harbin Engineering University - Going North: China’s role in the development of the Arctic blue economic corridor
- XIA Liping from Tongji University - China’s Arctic Doctrine and Sustainable Arctic
- Karin Buhmann from Copenhagen Business School - Chinese guidance for responsible sourcing of minerals and investment in mining: Implications for the Arctic with a particular focus on sustainability concerns in Greenland
- Iselin Stensdal from Fridtjof Nansen Institute - China’s Arctic Policy and implications for High North business development
- CHENG Baozhi from Shanghai Institutes for International Studies - China-Europe Arctic Cooperation under the Framework of Polar Silk Road
CNARC ROUNDTABLE. Friday 25 May 2018
Theme: Arctic Fisheries – from the Ocean to the Market
Moderators: YANG Huigen (PRIC) and Arild Moe (FNI)
13:00-14:30 Introductions by panelists
Coffee Break
15:00-17:00 Panel discussion
17:30- Departure by bus from the Fram Centre to the fishing village Sommarøya
19:00-22:00 Informal Dinner at Sommarøy Arctic Hotel. Local storyteller and visit to local fishing facilities.
22:00: Departure from Sommarøya
23:00: Arrival at hotels in Tromsø
Hreiðar Þór Valtýsson presenting at the Symposia
Yang Jian presenting at the Symposia.
