Iceland has kicked off its EU accession negotiations saying it will not tolerate competition from rival fishing fleets in its waters.
Most days there is a quiet camaraderie among the disparate squatter groups, but intense periods of round-the-clock fishing and the ensuing sleep-deprivation-driven mania occasionally stir up gunfire and conflict between rival fishing families. .
It's a delicious rival to fish and chips or pizza as a quick and manageable street snack.
In other parts of the country, giant potatoes, peaches, apples and artichokes celebrate local crops and rival the giant fish of Minnesota.
However, if Norway, a rival exporter of fish, were to join the EU and get inside that big market, Iceland might choose to follow suit.Many on the left of Nordic politics argue that moving closer to Europe would mean losing control over social policies (such as high taxes on alcohol).
Such policies end the tragedy of the commons situation whereby everyone grabs as much as they can from the oceans before their rival nets the last fish, and it's been used successfully in countries from Iceland to New Zealand to the US.
The earliest aquariums were leaky; oxygenating the water was hard to do, resulting in enough dead fish to rival Seattle's Pike Place market.
During an interview with Charlie Rose that aired on CBS This Morning Tuesday, the former president said the is "almost certain" that his wife is in better health than her Filet-O-Fish-loving rival, Politico reports.
One elder brother, Rahm Emanuel, is the hard-nosed political fixer nicknamed "Rahmbo," who once sent a dead fish to a rival, and now works as Barack Obama's Chief of Staff.
Perhaps by 2050, fish watching will rival the sport of spotting birds.
