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To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark

ClimateBy Annaliese Smith in GreenlandOct 5, 2026, 4:00 AM
To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark
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PUBLISHEDOct 5, 2026, 4:00 AM
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As trawlers compete with Greenland sharks for halibut and cod, conservationists and fishers clash over what to do about misunderstood species ‘When I accidentally catch a shark, I bring it to my dogs,” Henrik Jensen, a 27-year-old from Greenland’s west coast, says casually.

“I don’t let it back down because [the sharks] bully me and cut my lines. ” Jensen has fished for halibut in Ilulissat, Greenland’s third largest town, for a decade. He works an hour…

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