Fisheries, as a sector, have been known for their masculine identities, and the same thing can be said about the financial sector. The Icelandic fisheries that have taken place in the waters alongside the coast of West Africa do in many ways inherit both of these masculine identities.
Sjávarútvegur er atvinnugrein sem lengi hefur verið talin karllægur vettvangur, en það sama má segja um fjármálageirann og útrásina, en fiskveiðar Íslendinga á erlendum vettvangi sameina að mörgu leyti þessa þætti.