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Session Proposal: An Opening Arctic: Maritime Access, Ecosystem Risks, and Socio-Political Dimensions (AGU25)

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An Opening Arctic: Maritime Access, Ecosystem Risks, and Socio-Political Dimensions

Session ID#: 247278

Session Description:
Rapid environmental change in the Arctic is reshaping sea ice dynamics and transforming maritime accessibility. This session invites interdisciplinary research on the growing navigability and accessibility of Arctic waters and its wide-ranging implications. We seek contributions that explore emerging shipping routes and human activities, environmental and socio-economic impacts on coastal and indigenous communities, geopolitical and regulatory challenges, and conservation strategies. We welcome diverse methodological approaches, including climate and traffic simulations, remote sensing, geospatial analysis, observational studies, and community-based research. By bringing together scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders, this session aims to foster a mutual understanding of Arctic accessibility, including its potential benefits, such as new economic corridors, and its associated risks, including pollution, habitat disturbance, and cultural disruption.
Index Terms:

0305 Aerosols and particles [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0410 Biodiversity [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1926 Geospatial [INFORMATICS]
9315 Arctic region [GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION]
Primary Convener:  Weiming Hu, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, United States
Conveners:  Marzia Cremona, Laval University, Department of operations and decision systems, Quebec City, Canada and Martina Calovi, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Geography and Social Anthropology, Trondheim, Norway
 
Mapping Sea Ice Trafficability from Space: Linking Optical Satellite Imagery to In Situ Travel Velocities Using Texture Measures (1866993)
Anika Pinzner, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Andrew R Mahoney, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States
 
Analysis on the effectiveness of International Maritime Organization’s ‘Areas to be Avoided’ policy on vessel traffic in the Bering Strait (2015–2022) (1895868)
Izabella Block, University of Alaska Anchorage, Insitute of Social and Economic Research, Anchorage, United States; First Alaskans Institute, Alaska Native Policy Center, Anchorage, United States, Michele Remer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States, Kelly Kapsar, Michigan State University, Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, East Lansing, United States and Jennifer Schmidt, University of Alaska Anchorage, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Anchorage, AK, United States
 
An overview of Climate Change Effects on Humpback Whale Populations in Alaska (1936068)
Zexuan Cai, The Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
 
Tracking Arctic Maritime Activities and Environmental Impact through Big Data (1953049)
Weiming Hu, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States, Martina Calovi, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Geography and Social Anthropology, Trondheim, Norway and Marzia Cremona, Laval University, Department of operations and decision systems, Quebec City, Canada
 
Arctic marine mammal habitat suitability dynamics in response to metacoupled marine vessel traffic patterns in the Bering Strait region (1967083)
Andrés Viña, Kelly Kapsar, Sydney Waloven and Jianguo Liu, Michigan State University, Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, East Lansing, United States
 
Risk Potential for Increasing Rates of Introduced Species across the Arctic (1975385)
Michele Remer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
 
Drivers of change in patterns of Bering Strait vessel traffic in a metacoupled human-natural system (1976631)
Matthew Berman, University of Alaska Anchorage, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Anchorage, AK, United States and Kelly Kapsar, Michigan State University, Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, East Lansing, United States
 
Understanding Vessel Traffic Interactions with Marine Mammals in a Changing Arctic (1996191)
Sydney Waloven, Michigan State University, Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, East Lansing, United States
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