Editing White Sea (section)

==Fauna and economy==
{{see also|Kandalaksha Nature Reserve}}
The sea hosts more than 700 species of [[invertebrate]]s, about 60 species of fish, and five species of marine mammals, including the friendly [[Beluga whale|beluga]] and the white whale. Several other dolphin species, such as [[harbour porpoise]]s, appear less frequently while larger [[whale]]s such as [[bowhead whale|bowhead]], [[humpback whale|humpback]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kandalaksha-reserve.ru/novosti-1/72-den-kita/page,14/ |title=День кита. |access-date=29 January 2017 |archive-date=7 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707091305/http://www.kandalaksha-reserve.ru/novosti-1/72-den-kita/page,14/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[rorqual]]s, [[northern bottlenose whale|northern bottlenose]], [[orca]]s have been considered as rare visitors to the waters<ref>Filatov N., Pozdnyakov D., Johannessen M.O.,, Pettersson H.L.,, Bobylev P.L., 2005, White Sea: Its Marine Environment and Ecosystem Dynamics Influenced by Global Change, pp.174, Praxis Publishing, Springer, retrieved on 06-05-2014</ref> while actual frequency of occurrences within White Sea basin is not specified.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kandalaksha-reserve.ru/novosti-1/143-bolshoy-gost-v-belom-more/page,6/ |title=Большой гость в Белом море |access-date=29 January 2017 |archive-date=7 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707091305/http://kandalaksha-reserve.ru/novosti-1/143-bolshoy-gost-v-belom-more/page,6/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The fishing industry is relatively small, mostly targeting [[harp seal]], [[ringed seal]], [[herring]], [[saffron cod]], [[European smelt]], [[Atlantic cod]] and [[Atlantic salmon]]. There is a developing seaweed industry.<ref name=bse/><ref name=brit/><ref name=rev/>

The White Sea is an important traffic centre of northwestern Russia, interconnecting various economic regions and providing an outlet to the foreign routes. The [[White Sea–Baltic Canal]] links it through [[Lake Onega]] to the [[Baltic Sea]] and the major city and port of [[Saint Petersburg]]. The Baltic Sea, in turn, is connected by the [[Volga–Baltic Waterway]] to the [[Volga River]], [[Black Sea|Black]], [[Caspian Sea|Caspian]], and [[Sea of Azov|Azov]] seas. The major ports on the White Sea are Arkhangelsk, [[Belomorsk]], [[Onega, Russia|Onega]], [[Mezen, Mezensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast|Mezen]], [[Kem, Russia|Kem]], [[Kandalaksha]] and [[Umba, Russia|Umba]]. Despite being frozen in winter, the sea remains navigable all year around because of deployment of [[icebreaker]]s.<ref name=brit/>