Fishing and aquaculture
The norwegian ocean area is six to seven times that of mainland Norway. Norwegian seafood industry is delivering seafood to consumers in more than 130 countries. In recent decades, Norway’s fishing industry has developed from a ‘free fishing’ activity to a fully-fledged industry complete with quotas and concessions. The Norwegian management system takes form as a “Regulatory chain”, which is an annual, interactive process based on incremental changes. The Regulatory chain incorporates stages such as gathering research data, quota negotiations with other states, as well as allocating quotas to the various vessel groups.
Farmed salmon
Food security, environmental concerns and the work on fish health and welfare have high priority in the management of Norwegian aquaculture.
Whaling and seal hunting
As a part of norwegian hunting traditions, the country is today doing whaling, with minke whale as the main catch.
Latest on fishing and aquaculture
What's new
- Norwegian satellites to detect illegal fishing Press release 22/09/2023
- 60 countries now support the Norwegian initiative against fisheries crime News story 31/03/2023
- The Norwegian Government’s proposed resource rent tax on aquaculture Press release 28/03/2023
- World’s countries reach agreement on conservation of marine biodiversity in the high seas Press release 07/03/2023
- Tighter restrictions on Russian fishing vessels enter into force Press release 13/10/2022
Documents
- Prop. 78 LS (2022–2023) - Resource rent tax on aquaculture Proposition 28/03/2023
- Meld. St. 20 (2019–2020) - Norway’s integrated ocean management plans — Barents Sea–Lofoten area; the Norwegian Sea; and the North Sea and Skagerrak Report to the Storting 24/04/2020
- NOU 2019: 18 - Chapter 1: Introduction and summary Norwegian Official Report (NOU) 04/11/2019
- Meld. St. 35 (2016–2017) - Update of the integrated management plan for the Norwegian Sea Report to the Storting 05/04/2017
- Meld. St. 22 (2016–2017) - The place of the oceans in Norway’s foreign and development policy Report to the Storting 24/03/2017
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Contact
Department for Fisheries
E-mail: postmottak@nfd.dep.no
Address: Postboks 8090 Dep, 0032 Oslo
Visitor address: Kongens gate 8, Oslo