MolliG
01-06-2005, 12:08 PM
Was reading about this last night, and thought some here may be interested, so here's some links! :)
The Cod War
The Cod! Why is it so popular, particularly with the British public? It is a common species of fish, somewhat unremarkable in taste. It is a rather unprepossessing fish, its main ability is to produce huge quantities of young (or should we say 'was')! The fish is now on the brink of extinction! Yet, this dull fish was the cause of two NATO allies going to the brink of war. Hull Trawler Kingston Beryl hauls her netsBetween November 1975 and June 1976, Great Britain and Iceland confronted each other over Iceland's proclaiming its authority over the ocean up to 200 miles from its coast. The issue was the amount of cod caught by British and Icelandic fishermen. This "war" consisted of British fishing trawlers having their nets cut by the Icelandic Coast Guard and numerous rammings between Icelandic ships and British trawlers and frigates. The "war" caused Iceland to threaten to close the NATO base at Keflavik, which would have had major repercussions on the ability of NATO to defend the Atlantic Ocean from Soviet incursions...
http://www.britains-smallwars.com/RRGP/CodWar.htm
http://home.freeuk.net/nigelhadley/codwar.htm
http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Feature/cod/
http://www.hms-yarmouth.com/cod_war.htm
The Cod War
The Cod! Why is it so popular, particularly with the British public? It is a common species of fish, somewhat unremarkable in taste. It is a rather unprepossessing fish, its main ability is to produce huge quantities of young (or should we say 'was')! The fish is now on the brink of extinction! Yet, this dull fish was the cause of two NATO allies going to the brink of war. Hull Trawler Kingston Beryl hauls her netsBetween November 1975 and June 1976, Great Britain and Iceland confronted each other over Iceland's proclaiming its authority over the ocean up to 200 miles from its coast. The issue was the amount of cod caught by British and Icelandic fishermen. This "war" consisted of British fishing trawlers having their nets cut by the Icelandic Coast Guard and numerous rammings between Icelandic ships and British trawlers and frigates. The "war" caused Iceland to threaten to close the NATO base at Keflavik, which would have had major repercussions on the ability of NATO to defend the Atlantic Ocean from Soviet incursions...
http://www.britains-smallwars.com/RRGP/CodWar.htm
http://home.freeuk.net/nigelhadley/codwar.htm
http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Feature/cod/
http://www.hms-yarmouth.com/cod_war.htm