WESTMANN ISLANDS, ICELAND, JULY 1993: Puffin Hunting: Joi Ragg and his son gather dead puffins for shipment to the mainland.


WESTMANN ISLANDS, ICELAND, JULY 1993: Puffin Hunting: Joi Ragg and his son gather dead puffins for shipment to the mainland. 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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