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Biodiversity conservation

Marine invasive pathways in the Arctic

PACIFIC OCEAN

1979

2018

2040

2060

North Pole

ARCTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Human activities favouring the introduction of invasive species (marine tourism, mining, oil and gas extraction, major fisheries, ballast water)

Infrastructure

Sea ice extent in summer

Open now

1979 2018

Northwest Passage Northern Sea Route

Crabs in the Barents Sea

1. Native range

Due to open in a few decades

Forecast for summer

Red king crab

Snow crab

Transpolar Sea Route

2040 2060

2. Invaded area

Main harbours

Red king crab

Snow crab

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