ONKN in the press

The ocean is the very source of life, culture, and history here in Greenland. As climate change transforms our waters right before our eyes, we face a pivotal question: How do we sustain our livelihoods while protecting the marine ecosystems that support us? To explore these urgent challenges and celebrate Inuit stewardship, Oceans North Kalaallit […]

Sermitsiaq mentioned os again regarding the Greenland shark (13 April): “The municipal council of Avannaata Kommunia decided in February that the shark population should be controlled to reduce the disturbance sharks cause to the fishing industry. However, the case was dropped when the Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture determined that there was no legal

Sermitsiaq covered our press release on the Greenland shark: “After all, Avannaata Kommunia will not introduce its scheme offering a bounty on hearts from Greenland sharks, as the scheme has no legal basis. The proposed scheme has, among others, faced criticism from Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat, which believes that such a scheme would be misguided

Nuuk, December 11, 2025 There was great celebration at Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat (ONKN) when Naaja Nathanielsen, Minister for, among other things, Mineral Resources, recently stated: “I see no reason why deep-sea mining should be allowed” (link 1). The statement came alongside the good news that Norway has decided to halt all activities related to

Nuuk, December 10, 2025 Sermitsiaq (the largest independent Greenlandic media house) has interviewed ONKN on the topic of deep-sea mining. Read the news here (in Danish): Here

Sermitsiaq has covered our press release about the Adolf Jensen shipwreck. Read the news here (in Danish): https://www.sermitsiaq.ag/samfund/oceans-north-kalaallit-nunaat-er-bekymret-for-forliset-i-sydgronland/2141967

KNR (the Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation) has covered our press release about our imminent listening tour to Uummannaq Fjord. Read the news here (in Danish): HERE

Did you watch the Greenlandic talk show Illeq on KNR (Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation) on October 31, 2023, where the Executive Director of Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat (ONKN) Jenseeraq Poulsen was interviewed about Pikialasorsuaq? Together with Sara Olsvig, the International Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), they talked about why Pikialasorsuaq is so important, how

Our sister organization Oceans North in Canada has interviewed us about our animated video on what Pikialasosuaq is and has released the following blog post: “New Animated Video Highlights Importance of North Water Polynya In the waters between Greenland and Nunavut, the Arctic’s most biologically rich polynya provides essential habitat for marine mammals, fish and

Naalakkersuisut (the Government of Greenland) published a press release about the Letter of Intent regarding Pikialasorsuaq, in which they mention us: “Canada and Greenland are stepping up cooperation on Pikialasorsuaq Naalakkersuisut has signed a Letter of Intent with Canada, which will promote cooperation on the management of the marine area Pikialasorsuaq. (…) The Letter of