Resource management

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...

Norway is signing new fisheries agreements with other states on a continuous basis. The agreements are important contributions to the fisheries management in many ways, as for instance towards the termination of illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU).

The ban on discarding fish that are dead or dying was introduced in Norwegian fisheries legislation in 2007 the European Council of Ministers agreed to restructure their management policy by gradually working to reduce discards also in the EU fisheries. The ban on discarding fish that are dead or dying was introduced in Norwegian fisheries legislation in 1988.

Resource control is directed at the entire chain, from the point in time when the fish is caught in the sea, through its storage and sale and to its export abroad. The dominant goal of marine resource management is to aid a sound fisheries policy founded on long-term thinking, profitability and sustainable harvesting of marine life.