Table 3

Foreign Fishing Rights in Greenlandic Waters

 

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

 

                                                   Tonnes                                            

Foreign fishing rights, total

181.313

88.620

88.770

88.005

73.139

67.391

Norwegian fishing rights, total

2.668

3.100

3.000

2.885

2.716

2.925

Greenland halibut

1.125

1.175

1.075

1.075

1.075

1.075

Pelagic redfish

300

725

725

600

442

600

Halibut

393

350

350

335

324

250

Cod

600

600

600

625

625

750

Redfish living near the bottom of the sea

100

100

100

100

100

100

By-catch

150

150

150

150

150

150

Russian rights, total

6.600

6.500

6.750

6.100

4.595

4.250

Greenland halibut

1.350

2.050

2.400

2.550

1.975

2.150

Pelagic redfish

4.100

4.300

4.300

3.550

2.620

2.100

Halibut

50

50

50

-

-

-

Capelin

1.000

-

-

-

-

-

Redfish living near the bottom of the sea

-

-

-

-

-

-

Catfish

-

-

-

-

-

-

Grenadier

100

100

-

-

-

-

By-catch

10 per cent

10 per cent

10 per cent

10 per cent

10 per cent

10 per cent

Faroese rights, total

4.150

4.150

125

125

600

750

Greenland halibut 1)

150

150

125

125

125

125

Greenland halibut and halibut 1)

-

-

-

-

225

275

Cod

-

-

-

-

250

350

Pelagic redfish

4.000

4.000

-

-

-

-

EU rights, total

172.045

79.020

79.020

79.020

65.828

60.216

Shrimp

5.675

9.675

9.675

9.675

11.000

11.000

Greenland halibut

6.300

10.500

10.500

10.500

10.000

10.000

Crabs

2.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

500

500

Grenadier

3.350

3.350

3.350

3.350

-

-

Redfish

47.425

25.500

25.500

25.500

10.838

8.000

Halibut

400

1.200

1.200

1.200

1.400

1.200

Catfish

600

-

-

-

-

-

Capelin

89.295

25.795

25.795

25.795

28.490

23.716

Blue whiting

15.000

-

-

-

-

-

Cod

2.000

-

-

-

1.000

3.500

By-catch

-

2.000

2.000

2.000

2.600

2.300

Note: Russian rights, total, does not include by-catch.

Note: 1) The quota is for 100 days of fishing, the quota indicating the highest allowable catch of the species.

Source: 'Statement to the Parliament on TAC and Quotas' and departmental orders on quotas for each year