THE GREENLAND HALIBUT
- Greenland halibut stay in the Icefjord their entire lives
- The polar cod has adapted to extremely cold water
- The Greenland shark – the second largest predatory shark in the world
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In the book you can find more information about the Greenland halibut, the polar cod and the Greenland shark.
Learn more about the Greenland halibut.
The Greenland halibut is the most numerous fish in the Icefjord.
Greenland halibut in the Icefjord are slightly fatter than those in the Disko Bay.
It breeds in the Davis Strait. The fry floats in the water masses and migrate to the Disko Bay and the Icefjord.
The Greenland halibut can reach a length of 120 cm and a weight of 45-50 kg.
Why are Greenland halibut fatter in the Icefjord?
What other fish live in the Icefjord?
What is fry?
The polar cod has “antifreeze” in its blood – so it is capable of living in very cold water, down to -1,8°C.
The polar cod is of no importance to fishing in Greenland. But it serves as food to many other species of animals.
Learn more about the polar cod.
What does it mean that the polar cod has “antifreeze” in its blood?
What animals eat polar cod?
What does the polar cod eat?
The Greenland shark can grow up to 5½ m long. It is the biggest shark in the Arctic and the second largest carnivorous shark in the world.
It can become more than 250 years old.
It is common in the Disko Bay area.
The eyes of the Greenland shark are often infected with a 3-4 cm long parasitic copepod, making it almost blind.
Learn more about the Greenland Shark.
Which carnivorous shark is the biggest in the world?
The Greenland shark is almost blind. How does it find its bearings in the deep sea under the ice?
What other name is used for the Greenland shark?
The Greenland halibut is the most numerous fish in the Icefjord.
Greenland halibut in the Icefjord are slightly fatter than those in the Disko Bay.
It breeds in the Davis Strait. The fry floats in the water masses and migrate to the Disko Bay and the Icefjord.
The Greenland halibut can reach a length of 120 cm and a weight of 45-50 kg.
Why are Greenland halibut fatter in the Icefjord?
What other fish live in the Icefjord?
What is fry?
The polar cod has “antifreeze” in its blood – so it is capable of living in very cold water, down to -1,8°C.
The polar cod is of no importance to fishing in Greenland. But it serves as food to many other species of animals.
Learn more about the polar cod.
What does it mean that the polar cod has “antifreeze” in its blood?
What animals eat polar cod?
What does the polar cod eat?
The Greenland shark can grow up to 5½ m long. It is the biggest shark in the Arctic and the second largest carnivorous shark in the world.
It can become more than 250 years old.
It is common in the Disko Bay area.
The eyes of the Greenland shark are often infected with a 3-4 cm long parasitic copepod, making it almost blind.
Learn more about the Greenland Shark.
Which carnivorous shark is the biggest in the world?
The Greenland shark is almost blind. How does it find its bearings in the deep sea under the ice?
What other name is used for the Greenland shark?
