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The Evolution of Icelandic Fishing Villages: Past, Present, Future

Explore the rise, fall, and revival of Icelandic fishing villages from 1902 to 2015. Discover the impact of the ITQ system, mobility trends, and the socio-economic dynamics shaping these remote communities. Analyze the challenges and opportunities faced by residents and stakeholders in the changing landscape of the fishing industry.

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The Evolution of Icelandic Fishing Villages: Past, Present, Future

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  1. The rise, fall and resurrection of Icelandic fishing villages Thoroddur Bjarnason University of Akureyri, Iceland

  2. 1902 1904

  3. Smallerremotefishing villages

  4. Decline of thefishing villages • Low in-migration • Occupational/educationalaspirations • Geographicalisolation • Culture, societyandservices • Technological advances • Instability of the ITQ system

  5. MobilityinIcelandicfishingvillages (april 2019)

  6. Proportion of residentsinIcelandicfishingvillagesexpectingtomovewithin 2–3 years

  7. Reasons for expectingtomovewithin 2–3 years

  8. Icelandic ITQ system Fishing rights as individual transferrable quota • Common resource • Private ownership of user rights • Bougt and sold in open market • Rented by absentee owners • Company consolidation of fishing capital • Regional consolidation of fishing capital

  9. x 375.589.000

  10. 2007

  11. Positive effects of ITQ system • Sustainable fisheries and profitability • Diverse and well-paid jobs • Improved safety and working conditions • Local gain in fishing rights Negative effects of ITQ system • Local loss of fishing rights • General uncertainty of future fishing rights • Democratic deficit by control of resources • National development of fishing industry

  12. Fishingandprocessing

  13. Smallerfishing villages 1911–2015 1984-90

  14. Strengthening fishing villages? Stability of fishing industry? Innovation and entrepeneurship? Expansion of employment areas? Expansion of service areas? Sociocultural renewal? ... transform into something else?

  15. Þingeyri

  16. Breiðdalsvík

  17. University of Akureyri

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