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Participation in the sea Sámi fishery scheme has exploded in recent years, leading to the quota per fisher being more than halved in three years. Altaposten reports that local industry representatives are now demanding measures to secure increased quotas for sea Sámi areas to protect traditional coastal fishing. The issue is critical for the economic foundation and cultural preservation of northern coastal communities.

Outside NRK

• Fisheries: Altaposten reports on the rapid growth in the sea Sámi fishery scheme where individual quotas have more than halved. The development puts heavy pressure on livelihoods in Sámi coastal districts and prompts calls for political safeguards. (Altaposten)
• Arctic Security: Personnel from Russia's Northern Fleet conducted a tactical exercise using the "Bastion" coastal missile system on Kotelny Island in the New Siberian Islands. The exercise simulated defense against amphibious landings and highlights continued Russian military activity in the Arctic. (SeverPost)
• Transport: Statistics Norway (SSB) published updated figures on coastal freight transport. The statistics show the volume of cargo and passengers between Norwegian and foreign ports, serving as a key indicator for the coastal economy. (SSB)
• Arctic Security: Over 46,000 residents in Murmansk Oblast have registered for remote electronic voting in upcoming elections in Russia. (SeverPost)

NRK Already Has

• NRK Nordland: Hamarøy politicians demand cuts to fuel taxes.
• NRK Nordland: Shock proposal for regional flight network: Wants to remove air service from four airports.
• NRK Troms og Finnmark: State denies in court of appeal that electrification of Melkøya inevitably leads to power development.
• NRK Troms og Finnmark: Official warning issued against Kirkenes Hospital after patient died following cost-cutting demands.

Follow-up

• Borgarting Court of Appeal is continuing the appeal proceedings in the Melkøya case, where the Sámi Parliament (Sametinget) has sued the state over the electrification decision. The Solicitor General argued in court that new power development is not an inevitable consequence of the decision, while the Sámi Parliament maintains that the project threatens Sámi reindeer husbandry and cultural interests.

On Watch

• Fuel prices approaching 30 NOK per liter are causing growing political and economic unrest in rural areas. Local politicians in Hamarøy and transport operators in Finnmark are demanding immediate tax cuts to prevent the erosion of business and emergency readiness in the North.
• Heating problems in the Kola District of Murmansk Oblast are being monitored ahead of winter, as several residential buildings remain without heat due to leaks and technical failures.

Unverified

• Posts and comments on the social network VKontakte claim that construction work at the "Avrora" residential complex in Murmansk is causing severe tremors in neighboring houses, along with reports of a police investigation into damaged light poles on Leningradskaya Street. (SeverPost)