Mackerel processing in north east coast of Iceland. Social-, economic- and adaptability analysis of the municipality of Vopnafjörður

• Main Author: Arnarsson, Sigmar
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2013
• Subjects: VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Other fisheries disciplines: 929; VDP::Social science: 200::Sociology: 220; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosiologi: 220; VDP::Social science: 200::Demography: 300; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Demografi: 300; VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920::Andre fiskerifag: 929; FSK-3910; Grandi; Vopnafjörður; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/5906

Vopnafjörður is a small fisheries dependent community on the North East coast of Iceland. The community has experienced fluctuations in the fishing industry over the recent years and had to adapt. After some years of struggle, the local company Tangi was merged into a larger company, HB Grandi. The...