The Faroe Islands are also called the sheep islands. They are located 200+ miles to the north-west of Scotland in the Atlantic Ocean. Warmed by the gulf stream, they are inhabited by a strong group of people of Viking descent.
The Faroe Islands are one of the richest nations on Earth, a self-governing country within The Kingdom of Denmark.
As you can imagine, fishing plays a very important role in the Faroes story. The main fishing is for cod and haddock. The big pelagic boats are after herring and mackerel, while cod fishing seems to be done with jigging machines - DNG and Oilwind are popular.
The boats pictured here are in the port of Torshaven, the Faroe Islands capital.
Westward Ho, a two-masted fishing smack built in Grimsby and fishing up till 1964, is in the Faroe Islands fishing museum now
Fish farms for salmon have played a significant part in the Faroes economy. The product is mostly exported to Japan, Russia, USA, EU and parts of Asia. The Faroe Islands have a ready supply of clean Atlantic water which is flushed out each time the tide flows.
Salmon farming in the Faroe Islands.
Transport in the Faroe Islands is by the extensive road and tunnel network.
Tunnels connect many islands.
There is also a ferry system.
And connection for locals by helicopter.
This is a utilitarian fact of life in these islands.
