Faroe France S.A.R.L.

The Faroe Islands are in the middle of the vast North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Iceland. Their clean, ice-cold waters make for ideal fishing conditions. The Faroe Islands' majestic islands are actually the tops of volcanoes that erupted thousands of years ago.

There were no large Faroese vessels to search for faraway fishing grounds until 1856. In 1872, England purchased the first slupp Fox (a slupp is a sailing ship resembling a cutter). The fishing industry in the Faroe Islands began at this point.

Cod was the primary catch, and the load contained salt. The fish was washed before being laid out on the cliffs to dry in the sun after it was landed. The fish were collected each evening and kept inside until the following day, when the procedure continued. Women were responsible for washing and drying the fish while men were responsible for crewing the ships.