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Use of seal skins in Greenland 2000-2003

 

Catch

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Hooded seal

5,848

6,510

4,811

6,315

-

-

Harbour seal

124

81

187

717

-

-

Bearded seal

2,695

2,350

1,938

1,708

-

-

Ringed seal

80,425

78,615

82,496

80,278

-

-

Harp seal

99,879

86,963

67,744

67,315

-

-

A) Total catch

188,971

174,519

157,176

156,333

-

-

 

B) Skins from catch bought by Great Greenland

102,646

87,587

61,089

75,309

83,121

118,615

 

C) Skins from catch not bought by Great Greenland**: A)-B)

89,404

89,011

98,027

85,137

-

-

D) Skins imported

2,716

149

1,136

51,749

49,565

49,565

E) Total commercial use of seal skins: B)+D)

102,283

87,736

62,225

127,058

132,686

168,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F) Seal skin export

69,122

68,730

69,956

53,448

-

-

* All 2004 statistics not yet made available.

* *An indication of additional number of seal skins available in Greenland for commercial trade and export.

Data provided above from Greenland's official hunting statistics Piniarneq and the Greenlandic Statistical Office (www.statgreen.gl)