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  • Dut: Groenlandse haai (ijshaai)
  • Lat: Somniosus microcephalus
  • Eng: Greenland shark
  • Ger: Grönlandhai (Eishai)
  • Dan: Grønlandshaj
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Greenland shark, Ecomare

Greenland shark

The Greenland shark is an inhabitant of the deep North Pole seas. It is an omnivore, and caught only every once in a while in the North Sea. This large shark (max. 6.5 meters) is fished by the pole inhabitants for its oil. The meat contains so much vitamin A that it is dangerous to eat it raw. The Inuit feed the dried meat from the Greenland shark to their pole dogs. The skin is processed into strong leather.