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Artic Mapping can lead to Artic Sanctuary

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Farrah khan/9/4/14/ The world has spoken: Governments should create an Arctic sanctuary!/
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/the-world-has-spokengovernments-should-creat/blog/50481/

Greenpeace has revealed that 74 per cent nearly three quarters of

agree or strongly agree that governments should create a protected area in the Arctic
Ocean around the North Pole, providing a sanctuary for animals and other marine life.
Another impressively high result shows that 71 per cent of those polled agree the entire Arctic Ocean should
A global survey commissioned by
respondents

be free from oil drilling and other types of heavy industry. This is the very first global public opinion survey on the idea of an Arctic
Sanctuary.

It covered 30 countries, on six continents, in 22 languages. The poll was conducted

as an online survey and results were weighted against the most recent census data in each
country to ensure a representative sample.

Hydrophones prevs. Killing

Yahoo news9/19
Gary Strieker, Environment News Trust/As Artic Melt, Shipping Traffic Blast Wildlife (op-ed)/
http://news.yahoo.com/arctic-melts-shipping-traffic-blasts-wildlife-op-ed-191825197.html

With three-fourths of the volume of Arctic sea ice reportedly lost

since the 1980s, vast stretches ofhabitat for animals like the polar
bear and walrus have been destroyed. But new economic activity in the region will ensure the
consequences for wildlife are even more far-reaching: The Arctic Ocean is becoming noisier,
and scientists believe this will have a profound impact on marine
mammals that rely on sound to survive. [How Landmark Noise Settlement Protects Oceans and
Industry (Op-Ed )] Official records show that the number of tankers, cargo ships and tugs transiting through the Arctic has more than
doubled since 2008. Offshore oil exploration by Royal Dutch Shell and others has added to the increased industrialization.

Mostly low-frequency sounds from ship engines, seismic surveys

and drilling machinery overlap with and may interfere with sounds
produced and received by marine mammals. "Studies show that
whales, for example, respond to anthropogenic [human-caused]
noise by leaving the area, reducing respiration or surface time, and
decreasing calls to other whales," Stafford says. "A study of
northern right whales suggests they may be chronically stressed
from high levels of sounds from ships." Also, there is increased risk
of collisions between ships and animals that are unable to locate
and avoid the vessels because of interference created by the ship
sounds. Stafford has been studying sounds in the Arctic Ocean,
using hydrophones that record whales, seals, walruses, ship
passages and seismic air guns used for seafloor mapping. She says that much
more research is needed to assess the sensitivity of marine mammals to industrial noise and to figure out what can be done to
minimize its potential impact.

Artic ocean at risk

Farrah khan/9/4/14/ The world has spoken: Governments should create an Arctic sanctuary!/
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/the-world-has-spokengovernments-should-creat/blog/50481/
Arctic Ocean belongs to us all. Its future is at risk
as oil companies and trawlers target it for drilling and overfishing . Its future is in our hands and now that
the world has spoken in clear and unified support for an Arctic sanctuary , it is time to act. Its -*time to fulfill a
democratic obligation to save this region so future generations of humans and wildlife alike
may benefit from its natural beauty. An Arctic sanctuary would protect one of Earth's most
fragile and unique ecosystems, home to narwhals, polar bears, sea birds, and more. Similar
to the protection of the Antarctic, establishing a sanctuary would still leave the area open
for scientific study and some shipping. Over 900 influential politicians, academics, Nobel laureates, artists, and more have
Outside the boundaries of any state or traditional Indigenous territory, the central

added their names to the International Declaration on the Future of the Arctic to use their influence within a rapidly growing movement to save the
Arctic. With their support and the majority of citizens from across the globe who we now know agree, we can work together to land on the right side of
history.