
Coastal Towns
Stykkisholmur in May: When the Puffins Come Back
On the north coast of Iceland's Snaefellsnes peninsula, a small harbour town begins its summer in earnest with the return of the puffins to the Breidafjordur islands.
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Coastal Towns
On the north coast of Iceland's Snaefellsnes peninsula, a small harbour town begins its summer in earnest with the return of the puffins to the Breidafjordur islands.

Fisheries
Iceland has run a transferable individual quota system for its cod fishery since 1991. The system has rebuilt the stock, consolidated the fleet, and made a handful of families wealthy. In Vestmannaeyjar, the largest of the Westman Islands, the consequences are visible from any dock.