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Mausund

Area: 7 km²

Location: South of the Froan Nature Reserve, County of Trøndelag, Norway

Number of inhabitants: 200

Number of visitors: 54,000 per year

Protected island: no

 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Mausund is a fishing village located in Frøya Municipality, Trøndelag County, and is the largest fishing community south of the Lofoten archipelago.

 

GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION

The village of Mausund, located south of the Froan nature reserve, extends over 4 small islands, linked together by bridges: Måøya, Gårdsøya, Geitøya and Aursøyan.

Connections with other Norwegian islands are provided by sea shuttles.

 

SOCIO-CULTURAL CONTEXT

The first traces of occupation of Mausund date back to the Stone Age. From the 17th century until the beginning of the 20th century, the village belonged to several families successively. The population increased between the 19th century and the end of the Second World War.

A wooden building, built in 1939, has housed the Måøy Chapel since 1975.

 

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

The village lives mainly from fishing and the processing of fish products. Its economic development took place after the Second World War, thanks to the export of fish and the local food industry, and the fishing activity is currently developing again after a few years of decline.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT

The village of Mausund is located south of the Froan Nature Reserve, which includes more than a thousand islands and is home to a very rich biodiversity.

However, the islands of the village are located within sea currents which bring large quantities of waste from other regions of the world. Aquaculture activities are also a source of pollution.

 

SPECIFIC CHALLENGES

 

The pollution brought by sea currents is one of the main challenges. Awareness campaigns, clean-ups and guided tours are organised by local organisations such as Eider As Mausund Feltstasjon to tackle this challenge.

 

CONCRETE ACTIONS

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Mausund

Tackling the issue of waste and involving tourists in the process

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