Norway – ancient traditions of harvesting the sea

Throughout Norwegian history, people in Norway have made a living from the sea. This has been the very basis of life and culture along the coast, and many of our coastal communities are still dependent on marine harvest.

Salmon breeding Bergen region
Photo: EFF Gaumy

safe & healthy seafood //

No residues of drugs have been found in farmed fish and the level of environmental pollutants was also consistently low. These are the findings of the annual surveillance programme carried out by NIFES on behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

From 1 January 2010, tourists must comply with the minimum size table for sea fishing in Norway. Fish under the minimum size must be carefully freed from the gear and released into the sea again.

Facts about Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010

The Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs has published a booklet containing facts on Norwegian seafood production – consumption and export, fisheries and catches, aquaculture and research and innovation. The booklet was published in August 2010.

safe & healthy seafood //

The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) concludes that content of undesirable substances in Norwegian farmed fish shows low levels of substances in various species, and a decline in total dioxins and dioxin-like PCB in farmed salmon.

The fleet going out to the fishing ground
Photo: EFF/ Kjell Ove Storvik

A step forward in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries is the the catch certificate scheme. On 29 September 2008, the EU adopted a regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fisheries. In short, the regulation requires a catch certificate for all imports and landings of fish and fish products into the EU by third countries. The EU reg...

European lobster is found along the coast in the temperate region of the North-East Atlantic, extending from the warm waters of Morocco into the colder waters around the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. The species is also found in the Mediterranean Sea, but not in the Baltic. The northernmost self-sustaining population is found in Tysfjord (68°15’N) in northern Norway.

Norway – ancient traditions of harvesting the sea

Farmed salmon is safe to eat

Tourists must comply with minimum sizes for salt water fish

Facts about Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010

Status report on the levels of undesirable substances and drug residues in farmed fish

Catch Certificate

European lobster

The Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs