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465 Soviet gold bars sank with a British warship in 1942. Nearly 40 years later, divers found the wreck 800 feet below the ocean’s surface in a daring salvage mission

In 1942, British light cruiser HMS Edinburgh sank in the Barents Sea after being badly damaged by German torpedoes, taking 58 crew members and 465 Soviet gold bars with it. The bullion, weighing about 4.6 tonnes, was being carried as part of wartime payment for supplies and equipment. The wreck…

The Times of India

In the 1960s, giant Red King crabs were introduced to the Barents Sea by the Soviets, then everything changed

Giant red king crabs: Soviet scientists introduced red king crabs to the Barents Sea for a new seafood resource. These crabs successfully established a breeding population and spread rapidly across the region. Their feeding habits have significantly altered seafloor communities and reduced species diversity.

The Economic Times

Soviet scientists released red king crabs into the Barents Sea in the 1960s to build a new fishing industry, but decades later, the giant crabs have spread across Russian and Norwegian waters, altering seafloor communities as they feed on native marine life

Soviet scientists introduced red king crabs to the Barents Sea in the 1960s. These crabs have since spread aggressively, altering local marine habitats. Their feeding habits reduce seabed diversity and biomass significantly. While economically valuable, they damage fishing gear and consume targeted catches. Management now focuses on containment and structured…

The Times of India

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Arctic ice loss brings dual heatwaves to Europe and eastern Asia

The Barents Sea might seem too far away to affect our weather – but research shows it does

The Guardian - UK

Putin supervises nuclear forces drills as sanctions mount on Russia over its war against Ukraine

The Kremlin said as part of Moscow’s nuclear triad and drills, an intercontinental ballistic missile was test-fired from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia, and a Sineva ICBM was launched by a submarine in the Barents Sea.

Euronews

Collapse of key Atlantic currents may be held off by newly-discovered back-up system, study finds

Rising temperatures in the North Atlantic are slowing vital currents, but a new process in the Arctic could save the day, scientists say.

LiveScience

‘Phantom fleet’ suspected of transporting Russian liquefied natural gas from the Arctic

Satellite images from August show two liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers docked at the port of Arctic LNG 2, a Russian LNG production mega-project sanctioned by the United States. Because they transmit false GPS coordinates and have links with opaque companies supposedly based in Dubai, these ships could be part…

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Sharing the sea: life on Europe’s only open Schengen border with Russia

Despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in the Barents Sea it maintains cordial relations with Nato neighbours over fishing rights – barely

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