The Icelandic Herring Industry [Silfur hafsins]

Release Year
1987
Runtime
59m
Genres
Documentary
Directed By
Erlendur Sveinsson
Sigurður Sverrir Pálsson
The Icelandic Herring Industry

This corporate documentary describes one year in the production of herring, starting with marketing speculations and research of the year's possible catch. It shows the herring caught at sea, landed, salted, and tended to until it is exported after passing rigorous quality control. Intertwined with this story is the history of the herring industry in Iceland.

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