Tourists must comply with minimum sizes for salt water fish

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.

Quota negotiations with other countries

Around 90 per cent of Norway’s fisheries are conducted on stocks that are shared with other states. For the most important fish stocks, quota levels are set in cooperation with other countries. Norway has negotiated a series of agreements with adjacent countries. For example, Norway has such agreements with Russia, the European Union, Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands, of which the agre...

Fishing tourism in Norway – export quota for fish and fish products

The Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs introduced an export quota on fish and fish products as of 1 June 2006. The quota limits the volume of marine fish or fish products from sport fishing that may be exported from Norway to 15 kg of fish filets per person.

Many nations undertake research cruises in Norwegian waters

08.03.2010 //

Every year the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries receives 40 or more applications from foreign research institutions to undertake research cruises. The majority of applicants are coastal states from the North-east Atlantic .

Resource management in practice – the Norwegian domestic regime

08.03.2010 //

Many fish stocks migrate between various economic zones and international waters. The larger part of Norway’s fisheries are conducted on stocks that are shared with other states. This fact makes international cooperation a critical feature of the Norwegian management regime.

Resource advisory service

09.10.2006

The fundamental principle for the Norwegian management of living marine resources is the principle of sustainable use based on the best available scientific advice. The term sustainable is generally defined as “a use or development that meets the needs of the present without thereby compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. In fisheries management, this can be int...

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