All commercial salmon nets in the Northwest management area must be removed by 9 October. Failure to report catches will prevent licence holders from obtaining a salmon fishing licence for 2027.
Commercial salmon fishing is to stop in the Northwest management area, Greenland’s Fisheries and Hunting Control authority (GFJK) has announced in a notice issued by the Department of Fisheries, Hunting, Agriculture and Self-Sufficiency.
All commercial fishers must have retrieved their salmon nets in the area by 9 October.
GFJK urges fishers to report their catches as soon as possible after fishing. Everyone holding a salmon fishing licence must submit a report, including those who have not fished and those who have fished without catching anything. In these cases, a zero catch must be reported.
The reporting deadline is 23 October 2026. Anyone who fails to report by that date cannot be issued a salmon fishing licence for 2027.
Information about reporting is available on Sullissivik.gl under “Rapporter din laksefangst” (“Report your salmon catch”). Reports can also be sent by email to gfjk@nanoq.gl.
For further information, contact GFJK on 34 50 00 or at the same email address.
Source: Department of Fisheries, Hunting, Agriculture and Self-Sufficiency.
