Editorial responsibility for this website is lodged with the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. The above-mentioned government agencies are represented on the drafting committee and contribute substantially to the content of this site.
The content is based on scientific studies and reports, legal acts and international agreements. In addition to background information, the site addresses issues concerning safe seafood, aquaculture, commercial stocks, resource management and control, and the marine environment.
The main target groups are journalists, non-governmental organisations, politicians and authorities in other countries as well as purchasing agents in food industry enterprises and environmentally-aware consumers.
The material published on this website may be reused on condition that the publisher and the source are acknowledged. Photographs and illustrations may not be used in other contexts.
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