| Westfjord Fishermen Set Record in Norway |
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| Written by Iceland Review | |||
| Friday, 28 January 2011 16:40 | |||
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Small-boat fishermen from Bolungarvík, a village in the Westfjords, have set records year after year for their hard work and big catches. Now they are also attracting attention abroad.  Photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review
Three fishermen from Bolungarvík are among the crew on the Norwegian fishing speedboats Ásta B and Saga K which recently set a Norwegian record for catch in the small vessel fishing fleet in Norway. Collectively the boats fished over 2,000 tons of haddock and cod, Fiskeribladet/Fiskaren reported. The two boats were built in Iceland and are Cleopatra models, they are equipped for line fishing with baiting machines aboard and a system for 28,000 hooks. The company Eskeoy AS which runs the boats is owned by Icelanders.
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