An authoritative and thoroughly readable account of the Shetland cod fishery conducted by sailing smacks off Faroe, Iceland, Greenland and Rockall. It is based on the author's Ph.d thesis.This major fishery is a little-studied and little-known business compared to the Haaf fishing and the Herring fishing. Operating for much of the nineteenth century, the last Shetland smack was sold to Faroe crew in 1909. Shetland is also credited with helping the...