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The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in the Barents Sea lives on disappearing sea ice. Climate warming is the main threat to polar bears. The polar bear habitat is changing rapidly, and…

The Svalbard walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) population was hunted to near extinction hundreds of years ago and remains Red Listed (Vulnerable) today. Surveys on haul-out sites show that…

Harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) are monitored because the population can be affected by hunting and the species is dependent upon ice and may be affected by climate change. It is…

Zooplankton are small organisms that follow ocean currents and essentially have their entire life cycle in the free water masses. Of these, small crustaceans such as the…

The golden redfish (Sebastes norvegicus) is classified as a threatened species. The population is small and continues to fall. Measures to improve the situation have been initiated in recent years.

The herring (Clupea harengus) stock in the Barents Sea is now at a low level, after a temporary rise due to a strong year class in 2016.

The stock of beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) has a positive development. Recruitment to the stock was weak from 1996 to 2004, but has been clearly strengthened since then.

The spawning stock of Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) is currently at a medium level. The Northeast Arctic cod is the largest cod stock in the world.

Capelin (Mallotus villosus) are a small pelagic fish species that are an important food source for fish, seabirds and marine mammals and accordingly, they are considered to be a key species…

The Kongsfjorden pelagic ecosystem is influenced by both Atlantic and Arctic waters. The relative amount of the Atlantic Calanus finmarchicus and the Arctic Calanus glacialis varies from year…