Industry Fishing is the most important industry in Austevoll, as it has been for centuries. Traditionally, fishing has taken place in coastal areas, not far off shore. After decades of overfishing, the herring disappeared in the 1950s. This forced a restructuring of the fishing fleet. Since the 1960s, the shipping companies built bigger ships, and went further out into the seas, and they began fishing for other fish species, not just herring. The overfishing of herring also forced better research on fishing, resulting in the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research. Austevoll is the home of the Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station.
industry fishing is the most important industry in austevoll as it has been for centuries traditionally fishing has taken place in coastal areas not far off shore after decades of overfishing the herring disappeared in the 1950s this forced a restructuring of the fishing fleet since the 1960s the shipping companies built bigger ships and went further out into the seas and they began fishing for other fish species not just herring the overfishing of herring also forced better research on fishing resulting in the norwegian institute of marine research austevoll is the home of the austevoll aquaculture research station