Is sustainable resource utilisation a relevant concept in Avanersuaq? The walrus case

• Published in: Ambio
• Main Authors: Andersen, Astrid Oberborbeck, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Flora, Janne
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Netherlands 2018
• Subjects: Article; Greenland; Smith Sound; Avanersuaq; Odobenus rosmarus; Smith sound; walrus*
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5963566/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29516444; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1032-0

This article addresses the role of Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in present-day Avanersuaq from anthropological and biological perspectives, and asks whether or not sustainable resource utilisation is a useful concept in northwest Greenland. We describe the relations that unfold aroun...