LEAD PARTNER
The Regional Development Institute of Northwest Iceland - www.ssnv.is
PARTNERS
ICELAND
- Hnjótur Museum, museum@hnjotur.is Build and sail clinkerboat, local food project, old walking paths and sailing routes, website and improvement of the exhibition of local resources. Project coordinator: Úlfar Thoroddsen ulfth@isholf.is . More info
- Reykir Museum, Pétur Jónsson curator, peturjo@simnet.is Local food project, seal watching, use of driftwood, signposting and smaller exhibitions about coastal culture. More info
- Development Agency for the Region Thingeyjarsýsla, c/o Gunnar Jóhannesson, gunnar@atthing.is Lighthouse trail (brochure, signposts), bird watching project and old coastal walking paths. More info
GREENLAND
Narsaq Museum, c/o Rie Oldenburg curator, narsaq.museum@greennet.gl Local food project based on traditional Greenlandic resources but presented in new ways, regional coastal heritage route and brochure.
- Qaqortoq Museum, c/o Georg Nyegaard curator, qaqtourist@greennet.gl Building a replica canvas boat, a main feature of traditional Inuit culture, for use in tourism activities.
FAROE ISLANDS
Eysturoy Tourism Association, Hákun Andreasen, norce@email.fo Presenting the coastal heritage of the island Eysturoy, as an alternative to Streymoy with Torshavn, involving fishing, mountain hiking, bird watching etc. More info
NORWAY
Nord-Troms Museum, c/o Rune Sundelin curator, rs@ntrm.no Building of a traditional Sami boat, seminar in boat building and how to use Sami boats. Local food project based on the traditional combination of Sami, Kven and Norwegian culture. More info
- Trondarnes Distriksmuseum, c/o Håvard Salen Nyheim, hnyheim@tdm.no Improvement of Hemmestad Brygge in Kvæfjord: harbour, local food project, boat building and useof the boat (rowing, sailing, fishing), coastal heritage brochure. More info
- Lofotr Vikingmuseum at Borg, c/o Geir Are Johansen, geir.are.johansen@lofotr.no Adventure tourism project (sailing, rowing, fishing), local food project, local coastal heritage route, bird watching project, brochures. Contact person: Kjersti Skaufeldt, kjersti.skaufeldt@lofotr.no. More info
SWEDEN
Piteå Municipality, c/o Per Lenndin, per.lenndin@kf.pitea.se Renovating seamarks and building fishing cottages for tourists. Environmentally friendly access program for the archipelago. Signs, walking paths and information about Piteå as a cruising destination. More info
- Skellefteå Municipality, c/o Annika Sander, annika.sander@skellefteamuseum.se Renovating The Gåsören guest harbor. Web based information system for coast, culture and nature sights. Mini-museum. More info
- Luleå Municipality, c/o Göran Wallin, goran.wallin@fritid.lulea.se Renovating old fishing cottage as part of strengthening the cultural history of the Luleå archipelago. Emphasis on a better access to the archipelago by promotion and marketing. Signboards. More info
FINLAND
Kalajoki Institute of Travel and Tourism, c/o Pirjo Nuottimäki, pirjo.nuottimaki@kam.fi A business, effect and finance plan of the small boat harbour of Keskuskari. Recreational plan the Kalla islands and the Rahja archipelago. Information material about fauna, birdlife and other attractions. More info
SCOTLAND
Orkney College, c/o Julie Gibson, julie.gibson@orkney.uhi.ac.uk This project is to enable some of the unsustainable (loss of information and sites) to be transformed and sustained through understanding, involvement and enjoyment by both local and visitor. This will take place through a variety of means: 1)An illustrated guide book in which sites accessible from beach walks will be interpreted and the reader empowered to observe changes and report back to the museum etc. 2)A two centre scientific seminar on Rising Tides - Sea level changes past and future. 3)A programme of guided walks and site visits. More info
Shetland Amenity Trust, c/o David Cooper, davy@shetlandamenity.org Production of three traditional boats for use in activity project, coastal heritage brochure and boatbuilding video. More info
CANADA
Viking Trail Tourism Association, c/o John Hull, jhull@intervale.ca Development of the coastal heritage route along the western coast of Newfoundland (The Viking Trail). Building links to the coastal craft industry. Marketing projects to provide a high-quality experience for visitors to the coastal areas.
Project Coordinator
Rögnvaldur Guðmundsson,
Tourism Research and Consulting
Dunhaga 5,
IS-107 Reykjavík, Iceland
tel. +354 525 4081, mob. +354 693 2915
rognv@hi.is
Regional Coordinator in the Bothnian Bay
Per Lenndin, Sweden
per.lenndin@kf.pitea.se
Project Consultant
Geir Sør-Reime, Norway
geir.sor-reime@rogfk.no