Legendary catch

Greenland Shark

Fun fish fact + real football fact

Iceland national team · “Strákarnir okkar” (Iceland)

Fun fish fact: hákarl, fermented Greenland shark, is a national dish of Iceland. Football: at Euro 2016 Iceland, "Our Boys", beat England 2-1, and in 2018 they played their first World Cup.

Source: Wikipedia

Fish tale

The Greenland shark swims very, very slowly through icy water, like a team running down the clock. It can live for hundreds of years, so it has seen a lot of football. It still talks about Iceland beating England at Euro 2016.

Island story

On Futbol Island the greenland shark can be caught at:

  • Harbour Wall: The stone harbour wall behind the farmers market. Deep, cold water for cod and haddock.

Size on the island: 200–500 cm.

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