Shining Islands: The Oura Archipelago and Internal Landscapes of the Rääkäri (The Drift-Netter)

The Oura Archipelago is a biocultural landscape in the northern Baltic Sea. It is home to a unique small-scale marine fishing and seal hunting community. Lifeways in Oura have been shaped by innovations in fisheries, economic incentives and the opportunities and limits created by the northern marine ecosystem. We undertake a theoretical review of Campling and Colás to explore elements of the…