Research and development (R & D) in the marine sector is the main business in Vesterålen Fisheries Park today. The marine sector is meant, among other things sjømatnærng, fishing / hunting, farming, fishing, marine ingredients industry, biotechnology and the supplier.
Vesterålen Fisheries Park since its inception in 2000, used relatively large resources to find the "R-shape" with extensive and less remunerative foundation work to develop, apply, and conduct research projects on behalf of the fishing industry in Vesterålen - joint regional projects.