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  • Puffin hunter Jakob Erlingsson holds a puffin he has caught using a net in his hands. It is a tradition amongst puffin hunters to release the first puffin caught each season to bring luck for future hunting. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 a five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
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  • It is tradition among puffin hunters to release the first puffin caught each season to bring luck for future hunting – any accidentally caught with fish in their beaks are also released. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in the Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
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  • Portrait of puffin hunter Jakob Erlingsson holding the puffins he has caught that day using a net. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in the Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 a five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
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  • Puffin hunter Jakob Erlingsson patiently waits for a puffin just the right distance away before swinging his net upwards to catch it. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in the Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 a five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
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  • A dead puffin lying on the grass after being caught using a net by a puffin hunter, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 a five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
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  • Puffin hunter Jakob Erlingsson holds dead puffins he has caught using a net in his hands<br />
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 a five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
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  • Puffin hunter Jakob Erlingsson swings his net with a 3m long handle to catch the birds in the air. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in the Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 a five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
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  • An already caught puffin is propped up with a stick as a decoy to encourage other puffins to come closer. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 a five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
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  • Puffin hunter Jakob Erlingsson tying up the day's catch of puffins with rope for carrying home, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Puffin hunting has been of major importance in Vestmannaeyjar and during the hunting season of just over 6 weeks every year, some 16,000 puffins were caught to make up Iceland’s national dinner. However by 2011 and 2012, breeding failures had taken such a toll that puffin hunting was banned in the Vestmannaeyjar.  In 2013 a five-day puffin-hunting season was allowed at the end of July.
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