Pétur Kristjánsson, in his essay from the year 1985, discusses how "some people associate Iceland with fish and some fish associate Iceland with people. In Iceland anyhow, these two animals meet quite frequently, especially during the winter season". The essay is about the people that partake in the actual fishing during the winter season, - the crews of the boats. Pétur's aim is to give a descriptive account of the technique used in the cod-net fishing, the organisation of work on board and the crew's social system.

 Cod-nets, boats and men. A study of winter-season fishing on the southwest coast of Iceland