Faroese Seabird Foodways

Specialised

Fowling from the cliffs with the fleyg net, historically a major food source and a skilled and dangerous trade: PUFFIN, above all on Mykines; guillemot; fulmar; gannet on Skúvoy; and eggs gathered from the ledges. ⚠ SHARPLY REDUCED AND REGULATED NOW. Puffin and guillemot populations have fallen steeply since the 2000s and catches have been restricted or suspended on several islands. Recorded as tradition and as current regulation together; ⚠ no location or method that would assist unlawful taking appears here, and the practice was never uniform across the islands.