An article from the year 1999 where Gísli Pálsson and Agnar Helgason examine the differences in the performance of fishing skippers both in and out of school and explore the development of dexterity and the connections among fishing practice, and fishing success. Using an ethnographic and statistical analysis they found indications that, contrary to the prevailing assumptions of many educators, skippers´ performance in marine school has little direct relation to success in fishing. While schooling serves an important service, critical abilities required for locating and catching fish are largely developed in the course of everyday practice.

Schooling and skipperhood: The development of dexterity