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Capelin and Driftnet Fishing 1978 Directed by Heiðar Marteinsson Íslendingurinn og hafið

A film about a typical winter season on board an Icelandic fishing boat. The boat, Gunnar Jónsson, starts off from the Westman Islands and is at first mainly engaged in capelin fishing for fishmeal production. When January comes, the men start preparing for the traditional cod fishing period.

Country Iceland
Language Icelandic
Spoken Languages English , Icelandic
Gnere Documentary
Release Date 10 September 1978
29 mins