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From Herring Boats To High-Tech Ships On Norway’s Northwestern Coast

As the former centre of the herring fishing industry, local companies have grasped the global opportunities created by the offshore oil, gas and renewable industry.

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From Herring Boats To High-Tech Ships On Norway’s Northwestern Coast

The herring disappeared in the early 1960s. By the early 1970s, stocks had completely collapsed in the North Sea.
For many coastal communities, that might have been the start of a long decline.
Yet today, the area around the town of Ålesund on Norway