Atle Staalesen

More shrimp, less crab, on the table

Fishermen can catch more shrimp, but should limit king crab fishing, marine researchers say about the upcoming catch season in the Barents Sea.
November 14, 2018

New LNG carrier finds way through Russian Arctic route to Chinese port

It was the maiden voyage of the «Rudolf Samoylovich» and it was made to the Fujian LNG Terminal in China.
November 14, 2018

In troubled market, Italians build wind farm in Murmansk

Company Enel admits the market situation is «difficult», but still proceeds with the development of a major wind farm in the Kola Peninsula.
November 13, 2018

Biggest Arctic terminal tanker ready for many million tons of oil

The 309 thousand ton big tanker «Kola» has been firmly anchored to the bottom of the Kola Bay as big volumes of oil are on the way from Lukoil’s Arctic fields.
November 09, 2018

Nuclear-powered container ship finds future in fish

The “Sevmorput” might start shuttling frozen fish along the Northern Sea Route.
November 08, 2018

Putin appoints new strongman for Northwest Russia

Aleksandr Gutsan, who has worked closely with the FSB for decades, is new leader of the Northwest Federal District.
November 07, 2018

This is the new leader of Russia’s Arctic capital

After 22 years in the local legislative assembly, Tamara Pryamikova is appointed new City Mayor of Murmansk.
November 06, 2018

Russia slackens ice-class demands for Arctic shipping

With thinner Arctic ice comes softer regulations for vessels operating on the Northern Sea Route.
November 06, 2018

Our youth is exposed to destructive forces, says Arkhangelsk governor after terrorist attack by 17 year old student

The young man who blew himself up inside the local FSB-building was a student at a local technical institute.
November 02, 2018

Iron miners again look towards this pit on Barents Sea coast

With American investors on board the mines near Kirkenes look set for a reopening.
November 01, 2018

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Atle is journalist and Publisher of the Independent Barents Observer.

In 2002, he founded the Barents Observer. He was editor until 2009 and later worked as journalist and project coordinator for several European cross-border cooperation projects. In late 2015, following a conflict over editorial rights, he re-established the Barents Observer as an independent and non-profit stock company along with the rest of the newspaper crew.  

Atle has a degree in Russian studies from the University of Oslo and studied journalism at the Moscow State University.

atle@thebarentsobserver.com
@atlestaalesen