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fisheries.no is a portal for the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs in association with the Institute of Marine Research, the Directorate of Fisheries, the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, the National Veterinary Institute and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

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The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs acts as the secretariat to the Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs and exercises its administrative authority through measures such as adoption and implementation of legislation and regulations.

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National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) is a research institute with administrative duties, affiliated to the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. The institute's research focus is nutrition: feed for fish - and fish as food. p>

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The Directorate of Fisheries, with its head office in Bergen, acts as the Ministry’s advisory and executive body in matters pertaining to fishing and the management of aquaculture.

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Photo: The Norwegian Seafood Export Council

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is the authorities’ supervision and monitoring body for seafood safety and the health and welfare of fish and seafood. The Authority is essential to the implementation of the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs’ objectives regarding seafood safety. 

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Contact to the editoral staff

27.01.2009

The editoral staff of fisheries.no is composed of the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs in association with the Institute of Marine Research, the Directorate of Fisheries, the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, the National Veterinary Institute and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

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The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety

04.04.2008

The Committee’s main responsibility is to conduct risk assessment for the Norwegian Food Safety Authority on matters that may directly or indirectly affect the safety of food anywhere during the food chain.

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