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

Figure 5.1.4. Distribution and
size of the Atlantic cod catches in
the assessment area. Catch size
calculated as the annual average
for 2007-2008. Catch statistics for
the inshore fishery were not
available. In 2009 and 2010 the
offshore area in West Greenland
was closed for cod fishery.
64°N
62°N
Atlantic cod fishery
2007 - 2008
Mean catch (tons)
0.02 - 2.50
2.51 - 5.00
5.01 - 10.00
10.01 - 15.00
15.01 - 33.06
Assessment area
60°N
0 50 100 Km
55°W
55°W
Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus
Lumpsucker is caught commercially along the entire Greenland west coast
(Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, unpubl. data), with total catches
up to 10,000 tonnes in 2006. In the last decade 65% of total catch was caught
in the assessment area. The fishery is mainly conducted using gillnets and
takes place in spring and early summer when the fish move into shallow
coastal waters to spawn. The roe is the commercial product and the amount
bought by the local factories in the assessment area varies considerably between
years. However, since 2002 total catch has increased considerably to
8,000-10,000 tonnes annually (Fig. 5.1.5a). The same pattern is seen in the assessment
area where the majority of the catch is landed.
50°W
50°W
66°N
64°N
62°N
60°N
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