“…over local small-scale practices, which has created uncertainty among many fishers (Tunon et al 2019). As a result, small-scale coastal fisheries in the Nordic Region have become increasingly vulnerable, facing obstacles, such as, low profits, competition between fishing fleets, and urbanisation processes that significantly challenge the regeneration of fishers (Viðarsson et al 2018;Björkvik et al 2020, Høst & Christiansen, 2018. The ability to cope with these challenges, and strengthen sectoral resilience around fishing activities, has become essential for sustaining local livelihoods and the social and cultural identities strongly associated with Nordic coastal regions.…”