TAC overview 2020
The tables below outline the TAC set by the Government of Greenland, Naalakkersuisut, for 2020. They outline the TAC for both offshore and inshore fisheries.
Offshore TAC 2020
Species Scientific Advice 2020 (tons) TAC 2020 (tons) Northern Prawn West Greenland 110.000 110.0001 East Greenland 2.000 4.750 Greenland Halibut Baffin Bay 36.3702 9.5923 Davis Strait 8.5924 East Greenland 21.3605 8.0316 Cod East Greenland 3.409 18.8247 West Greenland No fishery 0 Redfish West Greenland No fishery 0 Irminger Sea No fishery 1.224 Redfish (mixed fishery, East Greenland) S. mentella 914 5.2718 S. norvegicus 43.5689 Capelin West Greenland No advice 0 East Greenland 0 010 Blue Whiting International waters 1.161.61511 6.29012
1 The TAC is divided 57/43 between the Offshore and Inshore segment 2 The scientific advice covers both Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. 3 In accordance with agreement with Canada, Greenland’s quota share is 50 % 4 In accordance with agreement with Canada, Greenland’s quota share is 50 % 5 The scientific advice covers East Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands 6 In accordance with the sharing agreement with Iceland, Greenland’s share is 37,6 % 7 In accordance with the management plan for cod, the TAC is divided between 3 management areas 8 In accordance with the sharing agreement with Iceland, Greenland’s share is 10 % 9 The scientific advice covers East Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands 10 In accordance with the Coastal State Agreement between Greenland, Iceland and Norway, Greenland’s share is 15 % 11 The scientific advice is for the whole of the North Atlantic 12 The Coastal States set aside 0,54 % of the quota for Greenland, which can be fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area and partially in the Faroese EEZ according to the bilateral agreement. Herring East Greenland 524.59413 25.000 Mackerel East Greenland / International 922.06415 59.93416 waters14 Grenadier West Greenland No advice 1.000 East Greenland No advice 1.000 Halibut West Greenland No advice 0 East Greenland No advice 1.000
Species Scientific Advice 2020 (tons) TAC 2020 (tons) Scallops Nuuk No advice 720 Mud-bay No advice 0 Attu No advice 400 Sisimiut-South (Saqqaq) No advice 400 Sisimiut-North (Kangaarsuk) No advice 700 Nordre Strømfjord No advice 300 Remaining Greenland No advice No limit Scallops in total 2.520
Inshore TAC
Species Scientific Advice 2020 (tons) TAC 2020 (tons) Greenland halibut Disko Bay 5.120 9.200 Uummannaq 5.800 9.500 Upernavik 5.330 9.500 Remaining Greenland No advice No limit Cod West Greenland 5.537 30.00017
Species Scientific Advice Scientific Advice TAC 2020 (tons)18 inshore 2020 (tons) offshore 2020 (tons)
13 The scientific advice covers the North East Atlantic and the Artic Ocean 14 20 % of the TAC can be caught in International waters before 30 June or after 1 September 15 The scientific advice covers the North East Atlantic and adjacent waters 16 Corresponding to 6,5 % of the TAC in the sharing agreement between Norway, EU and Faroe Islands 17 Can be fished both inshore and offshore by inshore vessels 18 Can be fished both inshore and offshore by vessels Snow crabs Upernavik No advice No advice 400 Disko Bay 400 No advice 525 Sisimiut 300 Closed 500/019 Maniitsoq No advice No advice 225 Nuuk-Paamiut 200 1.000 1.200 Narsaq – Kap Farwell No advice No advice 225 Snow crab in total 3.075
19 The offshore management area in Sisimiut has been closed for fishery since 2011.