Concerns related to economy, culture and environment

Concerns related to economy, culture and environment included:

·         Minimal spend among visitors (especially Europeans)

·         Inappropriate and anti-social behaviour of some local children

·         A sense of intrusion by cruise visitors

·         Local protests may send the wrong message to cruise companies

·         Standard of arts and crafts could be improved for saleability

·         Adverse effect on marine wildlife

·         Increased risk of marine pollution

·         Variable ice conditions and existence of choke points in NWP

·         Poor charting of safe shipping lanes throughout the Arctic

·         Fear of passenger safety due to vessel’s grounding and/or sinking

·         Increased risk of breaches bio-security and sovereignty