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Area management

The Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone

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. Read more

Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean

On 15 September 2010, a treaty between Norway and Russia regarding the bilateral maritime delimitation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean was signed by Foreign Ministers Jonas Gahr Støre and Sergei Lavrov in Murmansk. Read more

Photo: Institute of Marine Research.

Integrated management plans

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

Photo: Scanfishphoto.

Integrated coastal zone planning

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. Read more

The Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

Telephone: +47 22 24 90 90
Fax: +47 22 24 95 85
E-mail: postmottak@fkd.dep.no

P.O. Box 8118 Dep
0032 Oslo
Norway