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This is a net cutter, a piece of Icelandic technology. Its only purpose was to cut the net of trawlers from the UK that were fishing illegally in Icelandic waters. The Cod Wars, also called the Icelandic Cod Wars were a series of confrontations in the 1950s and 1970s between the United Kingdom and Iceland regarding fishing rights in the North Atlantic. The conflict ended in 1976, when the United Kingdom accepted a 200 nautical-mile Icelandic exclusive fishery zone. Book a guided tour and learn more about awesome Icelanders and the stuff they did,complete with a conversation session with some natives, sampling some Icelandic food and beverages. [email protected]
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:25:37 +0000

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