Transit Management in the Northwest Passage: Problems and ProspectsThe operation of a commercial shipping route through the Northwest Passage a 1450 kilometre marine corridor linking Baffin Bay to the Beaufort Sea has been a recurring dream of traders since the late fifteenth century. It is now fast becoming a practical possibility with the recent discoveries of hydrocarbon and other mineral resources. A consideration of the problems this will raise is urgently necessary. The Canadian Northern Waters Project, at