Marine invasive species in the Arctic.

Abstract

Arctic marine ecosystems are among themost productive andmost vulnerable in the world, both from an economic and ecological perspective of growingaccessibility.The complexity of Arcticmarine ecosystemsand their location poses challengesfor management, valuation, and the establishment of sound policy toprotectthem. This special issue of Temanord presents papers from a workshop devoted to this topic.In October 2013, a groupof multidisciplinary expertson marine invasive species and the Arctic came together in Esbjerg, DK for a two-day workshop titled: “Marine Invasive Species in the Arctic: Management Issues.” Attendees of the workshop came from academic, governmental and scientific institutions in Denmark and the Faroe Islands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Canada, and the United States. This volume presents papers based on the presentations of the workshop speakers