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Would Iceland exist as a country if it wasn't for the Atlantic?
'If you look at Iceland, you could say that the ocean is embedded in its DNA'. Berta Danielsdottir, CEO of Iceland Ocean Cluster, muses on the debt her country owes to the Atlantic and how much more value they get from their fishing catch than China.
Image: The coast of Iceland with fishing boat Credit: Getty Images
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