White Paper on Management and Utilization of Large Whales in Greenland. Country/Territory Greenland (Denmark) Document type Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Fishery management and conservation Food security Food sovereignty Marine mammals Hunting authorization/permit fee Indigenous peoples Total allowable catch Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, European Union Countries, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present White Paper gives an overview of large whale hunting in Greenland. It contains the following Chapters: 1. Summary; 2. Introduction to whaling in Greenland; 3. Historical overview of whaling activities and catches up to present time; 4. Status of large whales around Greenland; 5. Regulations and monitoring; 6. Animal welfare: hunting methods, time to death and loss rates; 7. Aboriginal subsistance whaling (ASW) in the IWC; 8. Greenland's need of whale meat; 9. Biological advice on catches of large whales in Greenland; 10. Concluding remarks. The document contains 6 appendixes. Full text English Website www.naalakkersuisut.gl