High seas accessed by Greenland: 1950

This reflects the year that the Sea Around Us project set as the first year in which fishing vessels from this country engaged in fishing in High Seas waters (water beyond the boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zones). If you have knowledge and data that would support an earlier or later year to be specified, please advise us of this via feedback.

Other EEZs accessed by Greenland: 1950

This reflects the year that the Sea Around Us project set as the first year in which fishing vessels from this country engaged in fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone waters of other countries (if observed access or formal access agreements existed). If you have knowledge and data that would support an earlier or later year to be specified, please advise us of this via feedback.

Start year: End year:

Year	Mean trophic level	Mean max. length (cm)	FiB Index	Expansion factor
1950	4.28	166.8	0	1
1951	4.25	161.1	0.13	1.14
1952	4.24	159.1	0.44	1.55
1953	4.17	147.4	0.31	1.36
1954	4.13	138.8	0.52	1.68
1955	4.09	129.2	0.21	1.23
1956	4.14	139.8	0.43	1.54
1957	4.12	136.3	0.38	1.46
1958	4.12	140.9	0.42	1.52
1959	4.13	138.4	0.49	1.63
1960	4.13	137.3	0.57	1.77
1961	4.23	155.4	0.71	2.03
1962	4.18	150.4	0.63	1.88
1963	4.29	167.6	1.33	3.78
1964	4.28	166.1	1.15	3.16
1965	4.29	168.7	1.13	3.1
1966	4.24	163.7	1.02	2.77
1967	4.32	172.1	1.33	3.78
1968	4.33	175.3	1.3	3.67
1969	4.23	163.1	0.7	2.01
1970	4.06	140.8	-0.05	0.95
1971	4.18	149.1	0.23	1.26
1972	4.19	148	0.11	1.12
1973	3.99	122.5	-0.49	0.61
1974	3.97	114.3	-0.2	0.82
1975	3.86	102.6	-0.42	0.66
1976	3.61	82.8	-0.75	0.47
1977	3.55	77.2	-1.11	0.33
1978	3.42	57.1	-1.23	0.29
1979	3.5	68.2	-1.04	0.35
1980	3.42	59.6	-1.2	0.3
1981	3.56	76.9	-1.11	0.33
1982	3.68	97.9	-0.98	0.38
1983	3.58	90.2	-1.27	0.28
1984	3.4	68.3	-1.74	0.18
1985	3.23	36.9	-1.37	0.25
1986	3.28	44.3	-1.32	0.27
1987	3.44	68.1	-1.21	0.3
1988	3.53	80.1	-1.03	0.36
1989	3.69	106.6	-0.83	0.44
1990	3.67	101.6	-0.98	0.38
1991	3.39	70.7	-1.74	0.18
1992	3.25	49.7	-1.78	0.17
1993	3.25	39.3	-1.61	0.2
1994	3.23	47.5	-1.56	0.21
1995	3.28	60.1	-1.58	0.21
1996	3.29	43.5	-0.96	0.38
1997	3.3	47.1	-1.2	0.3
1998	3.26	42.9	-1.35	0.26
1999	3.36	54.4	-1.31	0.27
2000	3.25	45.3	-1.44	0.24
2001	3.29	44.2	-1.13	0.32
2002	3.32	41.1	-0.95	0.39
2003	3.28	41.5	-1.17	0.31
2004	3.26	44.9	-1.18	0.31
2005	3.23	47.7	-1.46	0.23
2006	3.23	48.6	-1.48	0.23

TL	SLMax(cm)	Common Name	Scientific Name
4.53000020980835	219	Atlantic halibut	Hippoglossus hippoglossus
4.50750017166138	287	Mackerel sharks and white sharks	Lamnidae
4.5	110	Black scabbardfish	Aphanopus carbo
4.48000001907349	66	Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
4.48000001907349	127	Blue ling	Molva dypterygia
4.46000003814697	150	Goosefishes	Lophiidae
4.46000003814697	112	Monkfishes	Lophius
4.42999982833862	376	Atlantic bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus
4.42999982833862	123	Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar
4.42000007629395	130	European hake	Merluccius merluccius
4.42000007629395	186	Atlantic cod	Gadus morhua
4.38000011444092	107	Saithe	Pollachius virens
4.34428596496582	376	Tuna	Thunnus
4.30000019073486	130	Piked dogfish	Squalus acanthias
4.28999996185303	57	Whiting	Merlangius merlangus
4.2622218132019	150	Mackerels tunas and bonitos	Scombridae
4.26000022888184	79	Arctic char	Salvelinus alpinus alpinus
4.23999977111816	289	Blue shark	Prionace glauca
4.23199987411499	90	Dogfish sharks	Squalidae
4.21999979019165	606	Greenland shark	Somniosus microcephalus
4.21000003814697	89	Garpike	Belone belone
4.21000003814697	277	Porbeagle	Lamna nasus
4.19999980926514	376	Tunas bonitos and billfishes	Scombroids
4.19999980926514	98	White hake	Urophycis tenuis
4.18833303451538	606	Bramble and sleeper and dogfish sharks	Squaliformes
4.13424253463745	32	Squids	Teuthida
4.09999990463257	90	Char	Salvelinus
4.09000015258789	82	Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus
4.08555555343628	35	Arrow squids	Ommastrephidae
4.07999992370605	82	Atlantic pomfret	Brama brama
4.07999992370605	87	Ocean perch	Sebastes marinus
4.07882404327393	525	Ground sharks	Carcharhiniformes
4.05230808258057	164	Jacks and pompanos	Carangidae
4.05000019073486	729	Sharks and rays	Elasmobranchii
4.03000020980835	130	Nursehound	Scyliorhinus stellaris
4.01000022888184	41	Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou
4.01000022888184	75	European flying squid	Todarodes sagittatus
4	300	Sharks rays and skates etc	Sharks or rays and chimaeras
4	150	Various sharks	Sharks rays and chimaeras
4	89	Salmon and trout	Salmo
4	98	Tusk	Brosme brosme
4	25	American harvestfish	Peprilus paru
3.99499988555908	90	Gunnels and forkbeards	Phycis
3.99000000953674	25	Common squids	Loligo
3.98279094696045	190	Sea basses or groupers and fairy basslets	Serranidae
3.98000001907349	57	Orange roughy	Hoplostethus atlanticus
3.98000001907349	29	Northern shortfin squid	Illex illecebrosus
3.97000002861023	60	Alfonsinos	Beryx
3.96499991416931	100	Seabreams (Dentex spp)	Dentex
3.96499991416931	49	Megrims	Lepidorhombus
3.9466667175293	24	Weevers	Trachinus
3.91666698455811	43	Scorpionfishes or rockfishes	Scorpaenidae
3.91417288780212	80	Cods	Gadiformes
3.89499998092651	68	Shads	Alosa
3.89000010490417	49	Lumpsucker	Cyclopterus lumpus
3.87538504600525	82	Grenadiers or rattails	Macrouridae
3.86666703224182	72	Codlings	Moridae
3.85999989509583	100	Lesser catsharks	Scyliorhinus
3.84999990463257	42	East Atlantic red gurnard	Chelidonichthys cuculus
3.84074592590332	72	Cods and haddocks	Gadidae
3.82999992370605	172	Wreckfish	Polyprion americanus
3.81625008583069	205	Skates	Rajidae
3.81333303451538	50	Sculpins	Cottidae
3.80988097190857	27	Cephalopods	Cephalopoda
3.7960000038147	83	Skates	Raja
3.79384589195251	87	Redfishes	Sebastes
3.78355598449707	45	Scorpionfishes and flatheads	Scorpaeniformes
3.75	180	Northern wolffish	Anarhichas denticulatus
3.74000000953674	25	Searobins	Triglidae
3.72562503814697	111	Smooth-hounds	Mustelus
3.72000002861023	150	Cartilaginous fishes	Sharks rays and chimaeras
3.71250009536743	50	Turbots	Scophthalmidae
3.71000003814697	35	Sculpins	Myoxocephalus
3.70222210884094	28	Cuttlefishes	Sepiida
3.6949999332428	66	Jack and horse mackerels	Trachurus
3.69000005722046	51	Fourhorn sculpin	Triglopsis quadricornis
3.65000009536743	33	Deepwater redfish	Sebastes mentella
3.65000009536743	67	American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides
3.64000010490417	62	Atlantic horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus
3.61999988555908	82	Onion-eye grenadier	Macrourus berglax
3.61374998092651	205	Skates and rays	Rajiformes
3.59999990463257	83	Thornback ray	Raja clavata
3.58999991416931	57	Greenland cod	Gadus ogac
3.57999992370605	100	Smallspotted catshark	Scyliorhinus canicula
3.57180309295654	50	Flatfishes	Pleuronectiformes
3.5699999332428	155	Pudgy cuskeel	Spectrunculus grandis
3.53999996185303	106	Roundnose grenadier	Coryphaenoides rupestris
3.53143930435181	56	Perch-likes	Perciformes
3.52999997138977	43	Flounder	Platichthys flesus
3.51999998092651	60	Common pandora	Pagellus erythrinus
3.50999999046326	75	Chimaeras	Hydrolagus
3.50999999046326	31	Longfin squid	Loligo pealeii
3.5	101	Sailray	Dipturus linteus
3.49206900596619	54	Righteye flounders	Pleuronectidae
3.47000002861023	23	Armored searobins or armored gurnards	Peristediidae
3.44000005722046	100	Baird's slickhead	Alepocephalus bairdii
3.42000007629395	150	Rabbit fish	Chimaera monstrosa
3.40000009536743	20	Swims crabs	Portunus
3.39750003814697	35	Rocklings	Gaidropsarus
3.34999990463257	36	Argentines	Argentina
3.34500002861023	148	Wolffish	Anarhichas
3.30999994277954	70	Greater argentine	Argentina silus
3.30864906311035	164	Porgies	Sparidae
3.29999995231628	140	Salmonids	Salmonidae
3.29999995231628	16	Lanternfishes	Myctophidae
3.29999995231628	82	Whitefishes	Coregonus
3.27999997138977	150	Stingrays	Dasyatis
3.27999997138977	20	Iberian soles	Microchirus
3.25999999046326	100	European plaice	Pleuronectes platessa
3.24000000953674	25	Herrings	Clupeiformes
3.24000000953674	123	Wolf-fish	Anarhichas lupus
3.24000000953674	148	Spotted wolffish	Anarhichas minor
3.23000001907349	40	Atlantic herring	Clupea harengus
3.22000002861023	53	Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt
3.20250010490417	12	Silversides	Atherinidae
3.19000005722046	9	Crongonid shrimp	Crangonidae
3.1800000667572	46	Atlantic mackerel	Scomber scombrus
3.17000007629395	70	Common sole	Solea solea
3.15166711807251	25	Soles	Soleidae
3.15000009536743	16	Capelin	Mallotus villosus
3.14000010490417	60	Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
3.13666677474976	11	Palaemonid shrimps	Palaemonidae
3.13000011444092	41	Soles	Solea
3.11209011077881	15	Sand lances	Ammodytidae
3.11209011077881	15	Sandlances	Ammodytes
3.09999990463257	12	Craylets and squat lobsters	King crabs and squat-lobsters
3.09999990463257	33	Polar cod	Boreogadus saida
3.09999990463257	25	European pilchard	Sardina pilchardus
3.05999994277954	37	European smelt	Osmerus eperlanus
3	15	Whelks	Busycon
3	164	Ling	Molva molva
3	29	Rainbow smelt	Osmerus mordax mordax
2.70000004768372	25	Herrings sardines and anchovies	Clupeoids
2.70000004768372	50	Spiny lobsters	Palinurus
2.65000009536743	13	Natantian decapods	Shrimps and prawns
2.59999990463257	30	Marine crabs	Brachyura
2.59999990463257	18	Deepsea crabs	Geryon
2.59999990463257	16	Pandalus shrimps	Pandalus
2.59999990463257	17	Red deepsea crab	Chaceon quinquedens
2.52500009536743	120	Mullets	Mugilidae
2.50600004196167	8	Sea urchins	Echinoidea
2.46000003814697	14	Northern prawn	Pandalus borealis
2.29999995231628	16	Aesop shrimp	Pandalus montagui
2.29999995231628	8	European edible sea urchin	Echinus esculentus
2.29999995231628	20	Queen crab	Chionoecetes opilio
2.29999995231628	8	Green sea urchin	Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
2.23000001907349	15	Clams	Bivalvia
2.09999990463257	8	Sea urchins	Strongylocentrotus
2.09999990463257	7	Pullet carpet shell	Tapes pullastra
2	10	Scallops	Pectinidae
2	8	Venus clams	Veneridae
2	25	Cupped oysters	Crassostrea
2	2	Periwinkles	Littorina
2	4	Donax clams	Donax
2	8	Blue mussel	Mytilus edulis
2	108	Iceland scallop	Chlamys islandica
2	9	Northern quahog	Mercenaria mercenaria
2	11	Ocean quahog	Arctica islandica
2	7	Sand gaper	Mya arenaria
2	14	Stimpsons surf clam	Mactromeris polynyma

Marine Trophic Index in the waters of Greenland

Catch reconstruction: