Sustainable management of

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Sustainable management of the Greenland halibut
fisheries in north-western Greenland
Bjarne Lyberth Greenland Institute of Natural
Resources BjLy_at_natur.gl
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• Management tools
• Information from fisheries
• Biological advise
• Management challenges
• 900 licence owners
• Three different areas
• Questionnaire study

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Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Larvae distribution
Spawning areas
Adult distribution
O.A. Jørgensen 2002
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Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Larvae distribution
Spawning areas
Adult distribution
O.A. Jørgensen 2002
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Landings of Greenland halibut in inshore fisheries
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Catch by season and gear
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Mean lengths from landings of Greenland halibut
summer and winter
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Mean lengths from landings of Greenland halibut
summer and winter
Growth overfishery
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Catches and biological advice
1No advice 2No increase in effort
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Questinnaire survey

• Fishery and gear
• State of the stock
• Economy
• Social state
• Management and control

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Questinnaire survey

• Fishery and gear
• State of the stock
• Economy
• Social state
• Management and control

900 distributed 300 returned Results to be
published by spring 2009
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