Report concerning early marine resource exploitation in the Altafjord region based on early historical sources

• Published in: Septentrio Reports
• Main Author: Henriksen, Jørn Erik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Norwegian
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2021
• Subjects: Alta; Altaelva; Altafjorden; Bossekop; Garn; Rafsbotn; Talvik; Weir; harbour seal
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/SapReps/article/view/5758; https://doi.org/10.7557/7.5758

The report provides a commented overview of a wide variety of early written sources, relevant historical studies and local history concerning the exploitation of marine/maritime resources in the Altafjord region. The purpose is to retrieve information on which resources were traditionally harvested...