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06-10 2009 - 22:54
Greenland's large northern council of Qaasuitsup Kommunea is strongly appealing to the government to increase the quota for Greenland halibut in areas around Upernavik and Uummannaq.
A moratorium on fishing for the rest of the year will bring serious economic consequences for the council – more specifically, 1.8 million kroner a week, according to a press release from the council, which has just held a meeting in Ilulissat.
‘If fishing at Uummannaq is stopped then it will affect around 50 employees. In Upernavik, halibut fishing will be halted on 9 October and 210 workers will be sent home. The moratorium will not only affect employees within the fishing industry but also 600 fishermen.’
‘This is why a unified council is making an urgent appeal to the self-rule government to decide soon on a quota increase,’ writes the council in a press release signed by Siumut, IA, Atassut, Kattusseqatigiit Partiiat and the Democrats.
‘At the same time Qaasuitsup council is aware that municipal statutes regarding the use of fishing nets at Uummannaq 'have not been annulled and are therefore regarded as valid until new rules are adopted’.
That position is directly counter to a joint press release from Hunting and Fishing Minister Ane Hansen, IA, and mayor Jess Swan, Siumut, sent out last Friday.
The press release stated that 'net fishing in Uummannaq is stopped until the end of the year. Long-line fishing in Uummannaq will continue once the additional increase in quota is in place, hopefully by mid-November’.
Despite this, Qaasuitsup council emphasized that it ‘wants a continued constructive cooperation with the government’.
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