Gisli Palsson and Agnar Helgason discuss in this article published in the Skirni in 1999, about fishing in Iceland and Icelandic society has changed radically in the twentieth century and use anthropological potentials to shed light on several issues related to disputes about the quota system. Talking about what caused the theoreticians of whom originally laid the foundation for the idea of ​​a quota system in the world and emphasizes the importance of private ownership. Attention is also given to the objectives that were taken into account when it was decided to adopt a quota system in the Cod fishery in this country. Finally, they discussed changes in the distribution of quotas of the extradition was given free in 1991 and ethical discussions among people about the assignment and quota system.

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