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facilities accomondation of workers |
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Stefansson Arctic Institute has received permission to publish articles from Blik, which was newspaper magazine for the debate society of Westman Island's Secondary School. The newspaper magazine was published from 1936 to 1980. The Entrepreneur and the principal of the School Þorstein Vilhjálmsson was the founder and the editor of the paper. Below is an article from 1960, which deals with facilities and accommodation of workers. Unfortunetly there is no English translation of this article.
Aðbúnaður Vermanna - Blik 1960 |
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Hairbour Pilots job in the past |
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It's not often that you hear of the work hairbour pilot. His trips, however, can be as risky as they were in the past. They could be lucky trips but also sometimes filled with incidents and problems to. It tells the story of the work of hairbour pilot and the story recorded by Jon Sigurdsson and appears in the newspaper Blik in 1957.
With courtesy of the newspaper
Hafsögumannastörfin áður fyrr - Blik 1957 |
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Operation Fishing Houses in Westman Islands |
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Operation fishing houses in Westmann island have their own evolutionary history like many other things, the terms of development of employment and working sector in Westman Island. This article that appeared in the newspaper Blink explains how fish was prepered for being sold to fishing markets by salting the fish.
Fiskaðgerðarhúsin í Eyjum - Blik 1955 |
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Sea Changes Ashore: The Ocean and Iceland´s Herring Capital |
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Lawrence C. Hamilton et al. tells the story of Siglufjörður, a north Iceland village that became the “Herring Capital of the World,” which provides a case study of complex interactions between physical, biological, and social systems. Siglufjörður’s natural capital— a good harbor and proximity to prime herring grounds—contributed to its development as a major fishing center during the first half of the 20th century. This herring fishery was initiated by Norwegians, but subsequently expanded by Icelanders to such an extent that the fishery and Siglufjörður in particular, became engines helping to pull the whole Icelandic economy. During the golden years of this “herring adventure,” Siglufjörður opened unprecedented economic and social opportunities. Unfortunately, the fishing boom reflected unsustainably high catch rates. In the years following World War II, overfishing by an international fleet eroded the once-huge herring stock. Then, in the mid-1960s, large-scale physical changes took place in the seas north of Iceland. These physical changes had ecological consequences that led to the loss of the herring’s main food supply. Severe environmental stress, combined with heavy fishing pressure, drove the herring stocks toward collapse. Siglufjörður found it self first marginalized, and then shut out as the herring progressively vanished. During the decades following the 1968 collapse, this former boomtown has sought alternatives for sustainable development.
Published with permission from the authors and Arctic Institute of North America
Sea Changes Ashore: The Ocean and Iceland´s Herring Capital
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Bjarni Sívertsen from Selvogi |
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 BA thesis Björns Pétursson from 1994 about Bjarna Sívertssen from Selvogur who was a great entrepreneur and went from being poor The son of Selvogur to be amongst one of the most influential man in the country. In particular, he had great influence in Hafnarfjörður, where he had a strong presence in retail as well as being involved in fishery and shipbuilding industry in the fjord. Is the paper discusses various aspects of life Bjarni and his actions in. The thesis was written in Icelandic.
Bjarni Sívertsen frá Selvogi |
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