Greenland Shrimp Fishery

Management
Country: 
Greenland
Program Start Date: 
1996
Management Authority: 
Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting, and Agriculture
Management Oversight: 
Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting, and Agriculture
Region: 
Europe
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
East Greenland Shelf
West Greenland Shelf
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Northern shrimp Crustaceans (e.g., Lobster & Shrimp) Pandalus borealis
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Total Allowable Catch
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Quota-Based
Program Type: 
Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
Species: 
Single-species
Number of species: 
1
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Individual
Secure: 
Yes
Exclusive: 
Yes
All Sources: 
Yes
Scaled: 
Yes
Accountable: 
Yes
Transferable: 
Yes