Assessment unit
Fishery:
Western Greenland
Canada Division 0A
Canada
Bottom pair trawls
Fishery:
Western Greenland
Canada Division 0A
Canada
Bottom trawls
Fishery:
Western Greenland
Canada SFA 1
Canada
Single boat bottom otter trawls
Fishery:
Western Greenland
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Bottom pair trawls
Fishery:
Western Greenland
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Bottom trawls
Fishery:
Western Greenland
Greenland
Greenland
Bottom trawls
Fishery:
Western Greenland
Greenland
Norway
Bottom pair trawls
Fishery:
Western Greenland
Greenland
Norway
Bottom trawls
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Pandalus borealis
SPECIES NAME(s)
Northern prawn, northern shrimp
COMMON NAMES
Western Greenland cold water prawn; deep-sea prawn; Deepwater prawn; Pink shrimp
According with the latest research there are seven genetically distinct populations of P. borealis in the North Atlantic. The population from northwest Greenland was found to be genetically similar to other western populations (Jorde et al. 2015).
This fishery was certified by the Marine Stewardship Council system in February 2013. Click here to link to the MSC fishery page and to learn more about the MSC fishery certification unit.
ANALYSIS
Strengths
FISHSOURCE SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 6
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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