Halibut Greenland: Naalakkersuisut has listened to us
18. February 2022
It is better not to be able to fish for 14 days instead of not being able to get out with their dinghies for six months, says Erik Sivertsen.
The Ceo of Halibut Greenland is pleased with the introduction of quarterly quotas instead of the abolished full-year quotas. But he is still concerned about a lack of fish for their production.
I like Naalakkersuisut’s amendment. And as a trader in fisheries, I am glad that they have heard us, says Erik Sivertsen, Director of Halibut Greenland, that Naalakkersuisut has once again changed their mind about quota management.
At the end of the year last year, Naalakkersuisut decided that from the New Year there should be year-round quotas for the coastal Halibut fishermen in disko bay, Uummannaq and Upernavik. But just over two months later, they have changed their minds – because now they are introducing quarterly quotas.
Following Naalakkersuisut’s decision in December to introduce full-year quotas, there were concerns among the director of the fish factory.
He feared that there would be a shortage of raw materials in the middle of the year and thus there was a risk that there would not be stable work for factory workers.
However, after the introduction of the quarterly quotas, the concern is not so great for Erik Sivertsen. He thinks it would be better for the factory if dinghy fishermen were to come to a standstill for a fortnight rather than six months.
It is better not to be able to fish for 14 days instead of not being able to get out with their dinghies for six months. Fishing will reopen when we reach the new quarter, says Erik Sivertsen.
According to figures from Greenland Fisheries License Control, the quota from New Year to end March is 643 tons of Greenland halibut for the coastal dinghy fishermen in disko bay. Of those, 52 percent were depleted by the middle of this month.
This article has been translated from Danish, The original article can be found on the KNR news website
