 To confuse things further, a current municipality called Överkalix (Upper Kalix) was a part of the Kalix municipality until 1644, when it became its own municipality, with the result that people started referring to Kalix as "Nederkalix (Lower Kalix).During the 18th century each village in the Kalix area had its own part of the river to fish Salmon and Common whitefish.The villages along the coast line caught Common bleak and Herring.