Sea Changes Ashore : The Ocean and Iceland's Herring Captial

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Hamilton, L.C., Jónsson, S., Ögmundardóttir, H., Belkin, I.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2004
• Subjects: Iceland; fisheries; climate change; human dimensions; Siglufjordur; herring; Great Salinity Anomaly; overfishing; Islande; pêcheries; changement climatique; dimensions humaines; hareng; grande anomalie de salinité; surpêche; Siglufjörður; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63571

The story of Siglufjörður (Siglufjordur), a north Iceland village that became the "Herring Capital of the World," provides a case study of complex interactions between physical, biological, and social systems. Siglufjörður's natural capital - a good harbor and proximity to prime herri...