Skrei, the Norwegian miracle of cod

A icy snowy wind shakes the ships of the port of Husøy, a strategic fishing enclave in a fjord of the island of Senja to the north of Norway. It is 4 a.m., time to leave. We sail in La Fortuna, a 29 meter long fishing boat that is covered with snow. In front, a day that can be nine hours, if the thing goes well, or more than one day, if the catches are scarce. Our boat crosses the anchor of the port with a great light bulb that forms a stream of…