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Norway has established three zones of 200 nautical miles: an exclusive economic zone around the Norwegian mainland (the Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone), a fishery protection zone around Svalbard and a fishery zone around Jan Mayen.

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The Norwegian Government aims to establish integrated management plans for all Norwegian waters. So far there are plans for the Barents Sea and the sea areas off Lofoten and the Norwegian Sea, whereas a plan for the North Sea and Skagerrak is in the pipeline.  

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The Norwegian coast is unique. Not counting Svalbard , the coast is 21 000 km long, which is half the length of the equator. However, taking into account all the islands along the coast, the coastline would be 83 000 km , twice the length the circumference of the earth.

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