Cod wars and volcanic eruptions put Iceland on the front page, but what's behind these headlines? Why do the Icelanders so fiercely defend the cod?

The Other Iceland is the story of a people with a toe-hold on an inhospitable rock where only one per cent is farmable. Living against these odds they've been forced to exploit their wildlife: eider ducks, seabirds, whales and fish. But in general, over a thousand years, they've established an enviable balance of which they're fiercely proud. Perhaps it's this long struggle that now makes them so unwilling to take risks?
(from Bristol)