Table 10

Quotas of Whales and Land Mammals

 

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

 

                                                             Number                                                       

Small whales 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belugas

-

-

-

-

-

-

320

220

170

165

262

270

Narwhals

-

-

-

-

-

-

300

310

385

300

391

395

Large whales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minke whales

187

199

202

205

203

205

194

187

189

186

200

230

Bowhead whale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

4

Fin whale

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

10

10

19

19

Reindeer, total 2)

3.680

4.050

13.600

24.300

32.150

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

Musk oxen, total 2)

500

1.100

900

1.200

2.300

2.350

2.400

-

-

-

-

_

Walrus, total

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

200

175

136

Polar bear, total

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

150

139

145

130

Notes: 1) The quota year for beluga and narwhals is from 1 July to 31 June the year after. The quotas only apply to West Greenland. The species are bit subject to quotas in East Greenland. 2) Reindeer and musk oxen are only subject to quotas in some regions since the stocks are generally large.

Source: The Department of Fishing, Catching, and Agriculture