Cod almighty: the secret of Norway's monster fish bonanza

Climate change and human restraint appear to be behind the spectacular catches drawing anglers to the far north islands

Forty years ago, the wife of the editor at the local paper for the remote Lofoten islands in Norway's far north had an idea to boost its tiny circulation. The newspaper started to award a bag of coffee and a certificate to any angler who landed a cod over 30kg (66lb).

Now the paper's records, painstakingly compiled over the decades, bear witness to a remarkable outcome of climate change and far-sighted fisheries management.