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Ecosystems and stocks

The marine species, including the living and non-living, construct and interact in complex ecosystems. These ecosystems provide invaluable resources, and therefore it is significant that the biodiversity is maintained and sustained for the generations to come. In Norway, the ecosystems are safeguarded by the Marine Resource Act (2009). The Act introduces important principles that seek to protec...

Marine protected areas have in recent years become a hot topic. In this context it is an often not well understood fact that protection of marine areas has been an important tool for fisheries management, developed over a long period of time and utilized with success for a variety of purposes.

The development, testing and introduction of selective fishing gear is part of the process of ensuring that regulations are implemented so that fishing activities can be carried out on the basis of resource-friendly and rational utilisation of fish stocks.

Marine bioprospecting can be described as a systematic search for valuable compounds in marine organisms. The national strategy on marine bioprospecting was launched in Tromsø 8th of September 2009.

The aim of employing a precautionary approach in fisheries management is to reduce the risk of overexploitation and depletion of fish stocks. In practice, the precautionary approach entails the setting of reference points that signals objectives for management and threshold levels for stock size and mortality of fish.

Coastal affairs

20.02.2009

The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs is responsible for the maritime infrastructure along the coast, with the Norwegian Coastal Administration as executive agency. The Norwegian Coastal Administration is responsible for the coastal affairs, marine safety and communication.

The application of environmental principles in Norwegian fisheries management

20.02.2009

The implementation of the precautionary approach, the ecosystem-based approach and the integrated ocean management approach are significant aspects of the current oceans policy in Norway.

Ecosystems and stocks

Marine protected areas

Development and use of selective fishing gear

“Marine bioprospecting – a source of new and viable wealth creation”

Environmental principles in fisheries management

Coastal affairs

The application of environmental principles in Norwegian fisheries management

The Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs