The Davis Strait - DCE - Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi

Figure 5.1.3. Distribution and
size of the Greenland halibut
landings from the assessment
area. Note that different scales
apply to inshore and offshore
landings. Inshore catches only
shown for 2009, offshore by the
annual average for 2008-2009.
152
70°N
68°N
66°N
65°W
Greenland halibut fishery
Offshore 2008-2009
Mean annual catch (tons)
64°N 0 - 25
26 - 100
101 - 200
201 - 300
301 - 502
Inshore 2009
Annual catch (tons)
0 - 150
151 - 250
251 - 500
62°N 501 - 750
751 - 2441
Assessment area
0 90 180 Km
60°W
60°W
Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua
In the assessment area cod fishery has been very important historically. The
West Greenland commercial cod fishery started in 1911 in local fjords
(Horsted 2000). In the 1920s the offshore fishery developed and total landings
increased over the next few decades and then peaked in the 1960s with
annual catches of some 350,000-500,000 tonnes. Spawning stock and sea
temperature then decreased and in the late 1960s the stock collapsed (Buch
et al. 1994). Except for a temporary improvement for cod during 1988-90 the
stock remained at a very low level until early in 2000. Since the beginning of
this millennium the Atlantic cod stock has improved and large spawning
cod have been documented in East Greenland in 2007 (ICES 2010b). In 2008
total catches peaked with 25,000 tonnes, but decreased thereafter (Fig. 5.1.4).
In 2009 and 2010 the offshore area in West Greenland was closed for cod
fishery.
55°W
55°W
50°W
50°W
45°W
70°N
68°N
66°N
64°N
62°N