Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (Norway)

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (Norwegian: Fiskeri- og kystdepartementet) was a Norwegian ministry responsible for fisheries industry, aquaculture industry, seafood safety, fish health and welfare, harbours, water transport infrastructure and emergency preparedness for pollution incidents.

The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs in Oslo

It was created in 1946, as the Ministry of Fisheries. In 2004 it received responsibility for coastal affairs, and changed its name. The department must report to the legislature, Storting.

It is since October 2013 led by Elisabeth Aspaker (Conservative), a member of Solberg's Cabinet. On 1 January 2014 it was incorporated into the new Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.^[1]

Organisation

The ministry was divided into the following sections:^[2]

• Political staff
• Communication unit
• Department of Aquaculture, Seafood and Markets
• Department of Coastal Affairs
• Department of Research and Innovation
• Department of Marine Resources and Environment

Subsidiaries

Subordinate government agencies were:^[3]

• Institute of Marine Research
• Norwegian Coastal Administration
• National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research
• Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries

Wholly owned limited companies were:^[4]

• Norwegian Seafood Export Council

Partially owned limited companies were:^[4]

• Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research

References

1. "Slutt på Fiskeridepartementet". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). 3 January 2014. p. 9.
2. Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
3. Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. . Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
4. Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-06-26.