It is estimated that the oceans of the Lofoten Islands have provided inhabitants with fish for over 10000 years, and records of commercial fishing operations in the area go back to around 1000 AD. Atlantic Cod and Halibut form the bulk of the catch, producing cod liver oil, stockfish and fresh table fish for both domestic and international markets. Fishing operations in the islands appear for the most part to have resisted the great push of industrialised fishing, moving instead towards a link with tourism. Nowadays it is still more common to see plump little wooden boats operating from weathered seaside homes than the massive steel fishing machines found elsewhere.
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