29 janúar 2014Ministry of Industries
Almost all Greenland sharks caught on Icelandic fishing grounds are by-catch in fishery for other species.
The only large shark utilised for human consumption in Iceland is
Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), which is according to IUCN
listing not vulnerable or endangered.<br>Almost
all Greenland sharks caught on Icelandic fishing grounds are by-catch
in fishery for other species. Discarding is forbidden by law, thus all
sharks caught must be landed and recorded.…