The Ocean
Topic
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.
What's new
Documents
Latest documents
- The Norwegian Government's Updated Ocean Strategy: Plans/strategy 03/06/2019
- The Norwegian Development Program to Combat Marine Litter and Microplastics Plans/strategy 15/04/2019
- Meld. St. 35 (2016–2017) - Update of the integrated management plan for the Norwegian Sea Report to the Storting 05/04/2017
- Meld. St. 20 (2014–2015) - Update of the integrated management plan for the Barents Sea–Lofoten area including an update of the delimitation of the marginal ice zone Report to the Storting 24/04/2015
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