The Ocean
The Government is committed to the oceans and Norway is playing a leading role in the global efforts to promote clean and healthy oceans. More than 200,000 Norwegians work in the petroleum, seafood and maritime industries, helping to generate approximately NOK 680 billion in value in 2017.
Norway’s ocean campaign in an international perspective
Sustainable management and use of the world’s oceans are crucial to our common future.
The ocean nation of Norway
Every day hundreds of thousands of Norwegians go to work in the ocean industries, which together account for about 70 per cent of Norway’s export earnings.
Vast potential in the oceans
The Government is committed to supporting ocean industries. In the years ahead, the oceans will be a major source of sustainable, lucrative employment.
Related topics and insights
What's new
Commitments worth NOK 583 billion for the ocean at the Our Ocean conference in Oslo
“I am very pleased with the great engagement shown at the Our Ocean conference these two days in Oslo. 370 commitments have been made, at a total value of at least NOK 583 billion (63 billion dollars),” said Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide.
The Norwegian Government's Updated Ocean Strategy
Since the ocean strategy was published in 2017, Norway’s ocean industries have developed further. The present document provides both a status report on Norway’s ocean policy and charts a course for the future. The updated ocean strategy was launched on June 3rd 2019.
Latest news
- UN Office of Legal Affairs and Norway support developing countries in building sustainable ocean-based economies through strengthened ocean governance News story 01/10/2020
- Norway and the United Kingdom agree on fisheries cooperation Press release 30/09/2020
- Norway opens offshore areas for wind power Press release 12/06/2020
Documents
The Government’s action plan for green shipping
Norway will play a part in developing a sustainable shipping sector for the 21st century.
Latest documents
- The Norwegian Development Program to Combat Marine Litter and Microplastics Plans/strategy 15/05/2020
- The Government’s action plan for green shipping Plans/strategy 20/06/2019
- Meld. St. 27 (2018–2019) - Norway’s Role and Interests in Multilateral Cooperation Report to the Storting 14/06/2019
- The Norwegian Government's Updated Ocean Strategy Plans/strategy 03/06/2019
Shortcut
- Norwegian Environment Agency
- The Norwegian Maritime Authority
- The Institute of Marine Research
- The Directorate of Fisheries
- The Norwegian Seafood Council
- The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
- The Norwegian National Coastal Administration
- The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
- Norwegian Polar Institute