The highly diverse bottom fauna
Bottom-dwelling animals constitute some of the most diverse species of marine fauna. The most common invertebrates stem from groups of mussels, worms, sea urchi...
Greenland shark
The Greenland shark can be found round all of Greenland and generally lives in the cold waters of the North Atlantic where it can be found from the surface down...
Life in the open waters
When the ice disappears during spring, and the light can once again penetrate the water, a cascade of production begins in the water column. The melting of the ...
The polar bear
The polar bear is found in five different sub-populations in Greenland: Kane Basin, Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, Arctic Basin and East Greenland, and can be found ...
Whale species and whaling
Three whale species can be found all year in the waters surrounding Greenland: the bowhead whale, the beluga whale and the narwhal. At 18 metres and weighing up...
Seals in the Greenlandic waters
Five seal species can be found year round in Greenlandic waters. They include the harp seal, the ringed seal and the spotted seal. The three populations of harp...
Bird species in Greenland
Approx. 235 bird species have been registered, of which about 60 breed regularly in the country. Most migrate south in winter, the arctic tern as far away as An...
The sea and the fjords
Greenland is surrounded by vast bodies of water with different temperatures and production conditions, which affect all life in the coastal areas – i.e. areas...