BarentsObserver.com gives you broad pictures from the Barents Region. We daily publish stories with relevance for regional cooperation. The main focus is on politics, oil and gas, business and environment, as well as on security, fish, society and culture. BarentsObserver.com has experienced significant and stable growth since it was established in 2002. The website is today a leading cross-border news source in the Barents Region, used extensively by officials, business people, NGOs and researchers. The website now daily has up to 80,000 hits and 2600 unique visitors. The website is owned and run by the Norwegian Barents Secretariat in Kirkenes. The Barents Secretariat also runs BarentsObservers sister site Barentsphoto.com