Greenland’s premier becomes embroiled in a row over roe
The national assembly will investigate whether Kim Kielsen had a conflict of interest when he voted in favor of raising lumpfish quotas.
In 2014, Kim Kielsen, then standing for election to become Greenland’s premier, sought to illustrate to voters how he would create jobs by drawing on the example of lumpsucker roe. Greenlandic fishermen, he explained, are paid 20 kroner ($3) for a kilogram of the caviar-like substance. After being processed by firms outside of Greenland, the roe retails for 400 kroner per kilogram.
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