Canadian Government Executive - Volume 24 - Issue 04

Sources: Ice coverage projections from Yevgeny Aksenov et al., “On the future navigability of Arctic sea routes: High-resolution projections of the Arctic Ocean and sea ice,” Marine Policy , vol. 75 (2017), pp. 300-317; Ship traffic total kilometers from Dawson et al., “Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Ship Traffic in the Canadian Arctic from 1990 to 2015,” Arctic , vol. 71, no. 1 (2018), pp. 15-26; Ship traffic trends by type from Dawson et al., Shipping Trends in Nunavut 1990-2015: A Report Prepared for the Nunavut General Monitoring Program (Ottawa: Environment, Society and Policy Group, 2017). 1990 2015 1990-2015 Study Area Traffic in Area Distance Travelled (km) July/August 2018 // Canadian Government Executive / 35