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Terrestrial fauna
https://mosj.no/en/indikator/fauna/terrestrial-fauna/
The indicators for the wildlife on land (the terrestrial fauna) are intended to provide an impression of the state of such life in Svalbard and on Jan Mayen. The monitoring now concerns populations of Svalbard reindeer, arctic foxes and Svalbard ptarmigan.
Marine fauna
https://mosj.no/en/indikator/fauna/marine-fauna/
The indicators for the animal life in the sea (the marine fauna) provide some information on the state of this life in Svalbard, on Bjørnøya and Jan Mayen, and in surrounding waters. The monitoring concerns seabirds, marine mammals, commercially exploited fish stocks and zooplankton.
Svalbard ptarmigan bag
https://mosj.no/en/indikator/influence/hunting-and-trapping/svalbard-ptarmigan-bag/
The population of Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) has the Red List status of Least Concern (LC). Between 190 and 340 hunting licenses for Svalbard rock ptarmigan are distributed …
Svalbard reindeer bag
https://mosj.no/en/indikator/influence/hunting-and-trapping/svalbard-reindeer-bag/
The bag of Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is monitored as part of the effort to ensure that the hunting will not have undesirable effects on the population. The annual bag is…
Polar bear take
https://mosj.no/en/indikator/influence/hunting-and-trapping/polar-bear-take/
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) used to be hunted extensively in Svalbard, but the species has been totally protected since 1973. Few are now killed. Polar bears killed after 1973 have mainly been…
Hunting and trapping of Arctic foxes
https://mosj.no/en/indikator/influence/hunting-and-trapping/arctic-fox-bag/
The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) population in Svalbard has the Red List status of Least Concern (LC). It is trapped for its highly insulative fur. In Svalbard, the Arctic fox has been trapped…
Harp seal catch
https://mosj.no/en/indikator/influence/hunting-and-trapping/harp-seal-catch/
Harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) are now hunted in two areas: the West Ice (the Greenland Sea near Jan Mayen) and the East Ice (the southeastern part of the Barents Sea and…
Hunting and trapping
https://mosj.no/en/indikator/influence/hunting-and-trapping/
Hunting and trapping in Svalbard are regulated to prevent the size and composition of the stocks being affected. Only Svalbard reindeer, arctic foxes, Svalbard ptarmigans and a few other birds, in addition to some seal species, may be hunted. The Governor of Svalbard has officers who gather data which enable the scale of hunting and trapping to be monitored. The polar bear bag is also presented here, even though no hunting has taken place after the species was protected in 1973.
Beach litter in Svalbard
https://mosj.no/en/indikator/influence/pollution/beach-litter-in-svalbard/
Large quantities of litter are entering our oceans, and litter is all too apparent on beaches, in the water and on the seabed. Severe injuries and suffering can be inflicted on animals when…
Radioactivity in fish
https://mosj.no/en/indikator/influence/pollution/radioactivity-in-fish/
Caesium-137 (Cs-137) is a radioactive substance with a half-life of about 30 years. Cs-137 is soluble in sea water and mainly follows the ocean currents. It can attach to sediment. It is necessary to…