Greenland fishers propose $45 bounty per heart to cull 1,000 sharks that can live 400 years; then the plan was halted after the government questioned its legality
- Greenland shark, Image: Saul Goner, SeaPicsGreenland became the centre of an unusual dispute over one of the world's longest-lived vertebrates after the municipal council of Avannaata approved a proposal to cull 1,000 Greenland sharks.
- Under the scheme, fishermen would have received 300 Danish kroner, about $45, for each shark heart they brought in.
- The proposal was intended to address complaints that Greenland sharks damage fishing gear and take fish from fishing lines, with some fishermen reporting substantial losses from damaged equipment.
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- Greenland shark, Image: Saul Goner, SeaPicsGreenland became the centre of an unusual dispute over one of the world's longest-lived vertebrates after the municipal council of Avannaata approved a proposal to cull 1,000 Greenland sharks.
- Under the scheme, fishermen would have received 300 Danish kroner, about $45, for each shark heart they brought in.
- The proposal was intended to address complaints that Greenland sharks damage fishing gear and take fish from fishing lines, with some fishermen reporting substantial losses from damaged equipment.
Sources: Times of India