Squalus acanthias in Greenland
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish Yes
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance fairly common (chances are about 50%) Ref. Muus, B., F. Salomonsen and C. Vibe, 1990
Comments

Known only off the west coast of Greenland (Ref. 119696). Common in the waters west and southeast of Greenland. Occasionally caught as far north as Umanak (Ref. 9926); Fjord, off Baffin Bay, west coast of Greenland (Ref. 86838). Collected from Sukkertoppen, Sarfanguak and Disko Bay (Ref. 119696). Also Ref. 247, 9925, 43202.

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(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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