Traditional ice fishermen who make up half the local industry are seeing the most dramatic changes to the way they fish. That sea ice started disappearing around 1997, Sandgreen said, and fishermen who drilled through the ice to fish increasingly started to fish by boat instead. Toke Binzer, the chief executive of the island's single biggest employer, Royal Greenland, said he is increasingly worried about a future with greatly diminished sea ice. Royal Greenland already loans fishermen money to buy a boat, which they repay from selling their catch, Binzer said. Already, dog sledders have been confined to land when there is no sea ice.

Source: The Telegraph March 04, 2026 14:56 UTC