Old pic of Icelandic boat fishing capelin

Since icelandic boats started to fish capelin in the year 1965 many boats have been fishing capelin,


here is one

this boat named Dagfari ÞH and he was fishing capelin in 30 years.

most of the capelin came to Sandgerði and full load of  Dagfari ÞH was about 530 tons,

This boats was sold to scrap 2007 

here is a pic of the boat taken by my father in Sandgerði,


Dagfari GK with 530 tons of capelin. pic reynir Sveinsson