ELLIDAEY, WESTMANN ISLANDS, ICELAND, JULY 1993: Puffin Hunting: Puffin on the cilff edge.

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ELLIDAEY, WESTMANN ISLANDS, ICELAND, JULY 1993: Puffin Hunting: Puffins on the cliff edge. Puffins have been a traditional source of food for icelanders for generations. There are 6 million puffins in Iceland. During the short hunting season the puffins are caught on the island cliffs with a special net called a Hafwar.

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Location: WESTMANN ISLANDS, ICELAND
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