But this was no darkened room this was midnight in the middle of the North Atlantic in a hurricane. Not just difficult-to-see-in-the-dark, but impossible-to-see-in-the-dark – the kind of complete blackness that can only be found inside a room with no windows. As well as following the historical thread and exploring how very different cultures were drawn together by the salt fish trade, John Goodlad meets those whose lives revolve around the industry in the twenty-first century and addresses today's pressing themes of sustainability, climate change and food choices. Their work is effortlessly woven into the book, presenting the salt fish trade through a different lens. In addition to the economy, fishing has permeated the culture of Europe and has inspired artists, musicians, film makers and writers. It ranges from the wild waters of the North Atlantic and the remote ice filled fjords of west Greenland to the Basque country, from the fishing grounds of Iceland to the Jewish shtetls of Poland and from the mountains of Faroe to the flat coastline of the Netherlands.
This book tells the extraordinary story of Shetland's most enduring export.
The salt fish industry powered the economy of Shetland for more than two hundred years, and herring and cod from here was a staple food throughout Europe.
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