Inuit and Local Knowledge on the Marine Ecosystem in Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland

• Published in: Human Ecology
• Main Authors: Schiøtt, Sascha, Tejsner, Pelle, Rysgaard, Søren
• Other Authors: Pinngortitaleriffik, Aage V. Jensens Fonde
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Sociology and Political Science; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Anthropology; Ecology; Greenland; Ilulissat; Qasigiannguit; atlantic cod; Ilimanaq; inuit; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-021-00277-2; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10745-021-00277-2.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-021-00277-2/fulltext.html

Abstract The interview survey conducted in Ilulissat, Ilimanaq, and Qasigiannguit in Greenland during March–April 2019 showed that the local fishers are changing fishing strategies and adapting to a changing environment caused by climate change. The main fjord of Ilulissat Icefjord is usually filled...