Fishing

• Main Authors: Larsson, Jesper, Päiviö Sjaunja, Eva-Lotta
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer International Publishing 2021
• Subjects: Fennoscandia; sami
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87498-8_5; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-87498-8_5

Abstract The chapter describes Sami fishing in interior lakes, streams, and rivers in detail. Fishing has specific characteristics for various species and seasons. The waters in interior Fennoscandia generally are considered low in productivity, but waters in the two regions, forest and mountains, differ. The main argument put forward is that users who had access to rivers, lakes, and streams in the boreal forest had better possibilities to create a livelihood based on fishing compared to those who lived in or closer to the mountains. To create social and economic stability for the household, fishing was organized as an exclusive right, resembling private property. At the end of the early modern period, these areas became smaller and it became harder to survive on fishing.