Royal Greenland Sees Fishing Opportunity as Greenland's Ice Sheet Melts
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Australian Broadcasting Corporation News] by Eric Campbell February 2, 2018
Big nations might be struggling to avoid a two-degree temperature rise. The Arctic island of Greenland is welcoming it.
Greenland's massive ice cap is melting at alarming speed, raising fears of sea levels rising around the world.
But for many of Greenland's 56,000 residents, melting ice means money.
"I'm quite optimistic," Andrias Olsen, a fleet manager with the State fishing company Royal Greenland, said.
"We're seeing some higher stocks due to climate change — at least due to warmer sea temperatures — but also due to the ice cap melting.
"A lot of nutritious water comes down the big fjord systems, which creates optimal conditions for fishery."
Almost 80 per cent of Greenland is covered by an ice cap..
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