The 'Troubled waters' section shows the nature and extent of sea ice and how this changes both annually and over a longer period of time, perhaps due to the effects of climate change. The lives of the people who work in Arctic waters are described.
Climate change and ice fishing
Aaju talks about difficulties faced by ice fishers, where fishing conditions are becoming more unpredictable and the season is getting shorter.
Fabled passage
The North West Passage is the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, across the top of North America.
The concrete sea
Indigenous peoples, such as the Inuit and Cree have around 80 terms or words to describe the state of the sea ice.
Breaking the ice
Ice-strengthened vessels sail through these shipping lanes throughout the winter with the help of Icebreakers.
Polar patrol
Arctic cruises are growing in popularity. The number of cruise based tourists around Greenland doubled from 2004 to 2010 to over 30,000.
Northwest and Northeast Passages?
Find out about the Northwest and Northeast shipping routes.