Colours of Iceland 

Icelandic fishermen have a pretty serious reputation: fishing campaigns are long, dangerous and mainly on raging oceans.
There are many small harbours around Iceland and even more wreckages laying on the reefs and the beaches.

However, fishing is the first resource of the country. 12% of the population lives directly or indirectly of fishing, from fishermen to packing houses, with an overall 70% of the export.

Very strict fishing quotas, managed by the government are assigned to each boat every year.

Most of the time, quotas are reached in July or august, and then boats stay at the harbour, waiting for the next season.
In august, in the main harbours of the island, you can discover these wonderful floating factories designed for fishing and immediately processing the fish. In front of these monsters, you can easily imagine how hard it is to work during so long journeys.

In small harbours, the end of the day is a special moment to discover the small boats coming back from a one day trip.
It’s always a surprise to see the catch of the day, seething in the cases.

All around the island you can see fish hanging on long dryers.
Only the heads are drying, to be exported once prepared to Afric and Asia. If you despair to find one, just trust your noze…

Angling is a very important sport in Iceland: salmons, trouts, arctic chars are here to enjoy fishers coming from all around the world. Some rivers have such a reputation than you must pay 1 500€ fee for just one fishing day!
During winter, it is possible to enjoy fishing through a hole in the ice on frozen lakes.

Icelandic coasts are very dangerous and have seen many shipwrecks. Since 1878 when the first light house was built, more than one hundred building signal the reefs and shoals to the ships
The lighthouse of Thridrangar island was certainly more complex to build than any other in Iceland. Placed at the top of a rocky needle, it has been necessary to hire mountain specialists for its construction.