Land: Greenland

Reports from m/v Akamalik state that they have had some great fishing. In only 26 days they caught 600 ton of Shrimp. The total value of the catch is approx DKK 20 million

Greenland’s cod, haddock and saithe fisheries in the North East Arctic area of the Barents Sea have entered MSC assessment.

The West Greenland cold water prawn trawl fishery today became the first Greenland fishery to achieve certification to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) global standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. Cold water prawns (Pandalus borealis) harvested by this fishery are now eligible to bear the blue MSC ecolabel – an assurance to buyers and shoppers that the product originates from a certified source. The assessment was carried out by independent certifier Intertek Moody Marine LTD.

The Greenlandic shrimp trawler m/tr Akamalik has made an outstanding trip. They caught shrimps worth astonishing 11 millions DKK in only 9 days.

The Division for Investigation of Maritime Accidents/Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board has published a report about a fatal accident on 27 February 2011 on board the Greenlandic registered fishing vessel ERIKA

A strong improvement in performance with 159 million DKK in operating profit and 195 million DKK before tax achieved in the year 2009/10.