Norway and the government subsidized a fishery in order to reduce the stock of the species. Approximately 3,500 individuals are taken as bycatch each year in the Atlantic and Arctic Ocean and Barents Sea. More than 1,000 individuals are caught annually from Arctic waters south to USA waters. Annual catch of Greenland shark from the Barents Sea was estimated to be around 1,200 individuals per year. The shark is also likely affected by anthropogenic climate change, which is affecting the quantity, dynamics, and distribution of Arctic sea ice. The rate of projected loss of sea ice will continue to negatively influence the abundance, distribution and availability of prey, while, at the same time, providing greater access for fishing fleets. Further, there is greater potential for new fisheries to develop as more productive and abundant southerly species invade the warming Arctic waters. See also Pacific sleeper shark Southern sleeper shark List of sharks Notes References Further reading External links Greenland Shark and Elasmobranch Education and Research Group Canadian Museum of Nature SV Greenland Shark "Greenland Shark" on As It Happens 6 May 2008; CBC Radio 1(WMV file) Greenland shark – Video on Check123 Old and Cold: Biology of the Greenland shark - project at Univ Copenhagen - http://mbl.ku.dk/JFSteffensen/OldAndCold/ Old and Cold: Biology of the Greenland shark - project on ResearchGate Greenland shark Fish of the Arctic Ocean Fish of the North Atlantic Fish of Greenland Ovoviviparous fish Species endangered by use as food Greenlandic cuisine Greenland shark Apex predators