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No Arctic-science events are scheduled for today.
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Arctic Reading for the Quarantine:
Newly shared reports this week.
(Ikaarvik Youth ScIQ Summit) ScIQ: Science and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit: Research and Meaningful Engagement of Northern Indigenous Communities, 2018. While there is a lot of research conducted in the North, Arctic research agendas, questions and methodologies are often determined in the South. Arctic communities are often not meaningfully engaged, consulted or informed. What counts as meaningful engagement and effective incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge into research is often left to individual researchers to interpret. The Ikaarvik youth who wrote these recommendations would like to make it easier for researchers to understand what meaningful engagement and incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge into research means at the community level in Nunavut. We are a group of youth from different Nunavut communities who are all interested in improving relationships between researchers and northern communities, and seeing more meaningful incorporation of IQ into research. We have been working on this for four years and came together in Cambridge Bay, NU November 19-23, 2018 to create these recommendations.
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 China's Arctic Ambitions: A Conversation with Anne-Marie Brady. This episode explores China's efforts to establish itself as a major player in the Arctic region. Our guest, Dr. Anne-Marie Brady, details China's key interests in the region as they relate to its broader strategic, economic, and political objectives. Dr. Brady also discusses how China has engaged with Arctic countries and Arctic governance, and offers several important insights into how the international community should respond to China's growing presence in the region.
China Power
Why Domestic Violence in the Arctic Could Surge With the Coronavirus Pandemic. Around the world, rates of domestic violence and intimate partner violence are rising along with the spread of coronavirus. Domestic violence often spikes during economic downturns and stressful times. Now, with the addition of national and regional lockdowns and new self-isolation and quarantine measures, many families may become trapped in abusive situations.
Nunatisaq Online
 Remote Volunteer Program on Microplastics Launched at Russian Arctic National Park. The research department of Russian Arctic National Park has announced the beginning of a remote volunteer program, Microplastic Pollution of Sea and Coastal Environment. University students and school children have been invited to take part in research work in the following fields: the origin and distribution of microplastics in the sea; experience in studying microplastics in the sea and coastal environment of the Arctic and other regions; social and government measures to reduce the microplastic pollution of the sea and coastal environment, as well as prevention measures (both existing and under development of various countries and with their assistance).
The Arctic
Seeking Coment on the Next IARPC 5-Year Arctic Research Plan: Federal Register Notice Announcement. IARPC will begin developing the next 5-year Arctic Research Plan and we want to know what should be included. Your thoughts and ideas are valued and welcome. A scoping Federal Register Notice (FRN) for the next Arctic Research Plan was published on April 3rd and will be open for comments until July 2nd. The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) is initiating development of the next Arctic Research Plan, as called for in the Arctic Research Policy Act (ARPA) of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4108). The Plan aims to strengthen interagency communication, coordination, and collaboration of the 14 Federal agencies, departments and offices that make up IARPC. The Plan will address critical needs in Arctic research and identify those areas where research in the Arctic can be improved through interagency collaboration. Comments can be made via the Federal Register or Email to
[email protected]
IARPC
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Future Events
NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Webinar Series, April 16, 2020 (Webinar). Deep-sea coral and sponge communities in the Aleutian Islands are important habitat features for many life stages of commercially important fish targets, including Atka mackerel, Pacific cod, and rockfish. The effects of commercial fishing activities on deep-sea corals and sponges has been difficult to quantify due to a lack of spatially-explicit fishery data, bottom contact by different gear types, undetermined location of corals and sponges, and the susceptibility and recovery dynamics these structure-forming invertebrates (SFI). To address these challenges, a fishing effects model was developed in the North Pacific to integrate spatially explicit VMS data with target-specific gear configurations for over 40,000 bottom trawls since 2003. Fishery observer coverage for Aleutian Island trawl fisheries is nearly 100 percent and records catch species composition. Species distribution models provide presence data for coral, sponge, Primnoidae, and Stylasteridae.
ICESAT-2 Cryospheric Science Hackweek, June 15-19, 2020 (Seattle, Washington USA). ICESat-2 Cryospheric Science Hackweek is a 5-day hackweek to be held at the University of Washington. Participants will learn about technologies used to access and process ICESat-2 data with a focus on the cryosphere. Mornings will consist of interactive lectures, and afternoon sessions will involve facilitated exploration of datasets and hands-on software development.
Arctic Circle Assembly, October 8-11, 2020 (Reykjavik, Iceland). The annual Arctic Circle Assembly is the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic, attended by more than 2000 participants from 60 countries. It is attended by heads of states and governments, ministers, members of parliaments, officials, experts, scientists, entrepreneurs, business leaders, indigenous representatives, environmentalists, students, activists and others from the growing international community of partners and participants interested in the future of the Arctic.
3rd Arctic Science Ministerial, November 21-22, 2020 (Toyko, Japan). Since the last Arctic Science Ministerial in 2018, changes in the Arctic ecosystem and the resulting impacts locally and globally have been severely felt. While the reasons for these changes in climate largely stem from activities outside of the Arctic, the Arctic is warming at a rate of nearly double the global average. Considering the need for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and repair measures, the relevance of an international Arctic Science Ministerial has never been greater. It is necessary to strengthen scientific cooperation and collaboration among both Arctic and non-Arctic States in order to develop our understanding of the rapid changes impacting the Arctic. The First Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM1) was hosted by the United States in 2016, and two years later, the Second Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM2) was co-hosted by Germany, Finland, and the European Commission. The Third Arctic Science Ministerial will be co-hosted by Iceland and Japan.
Arctic Science Summit Week, March 20-26, 2021 (Lisbon, Portugal). The Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Local Organizing Committee will host the Arctic Science Summit Week 2021. The Conference is organized by FCT, Ciência Viva, AIR Center, the Portuguese Arctic Community and by IASC and partners. Framed by the overarching theme for the Science Conference "The Arctic: Regional Changes, Global Impacts," Lisbon invites International experts on the Arctic and Indigenous Peoples to discuss the "New Arctic" and also its impacts and interactions to and with the lower latitudes.
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