Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (Norway)

Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (Norway)
The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs in Oslo

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (Norwegian: Fiskeri- og kystdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry responsible for fisheries industry, aquaculture industry, seafood safety, fish health and welfare, harbours, water transport infrastructure and emergency preparedness for pollution incidents. It is led by Lisbeth Berg-Hansen (Labour). The department must report to the legislature, Storting. It was created in 1946, as the Ministry of Fisheries. In 2004 it received responsibility for coastal affairs, and changed its name.

Contents

Organisation

The ministry is divided into the following sections:[1]

  • Political staff
  • Communication unit
  • Department of Aquaculture, Seafood and Markets
  • Department of Coastal Affairs
  • Department of Research and Innovation
  • Department of Marine Resources and Environment

Political staff

Subsidiaries

Subordinate government agencies:[3]

Wholly owned limited companies:[4]

  • Norwegian Seafood Export Council

Partially owned limited companies:[4] NOFIMA, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research

External links

References

  1. ^ Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. "Organisation" (in Norwegian). http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/fkd/The-Ministry-of-Fisheries-and-Coastal-Affairs/Organisation.html?id=281. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  2. ^ Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. "Other political staff". http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/fkd/The-Ministry-of-Fisheries-and-Coastal-Affairs/Other-political-staff.html?id=279. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  3. ^ Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. [? "Subordinate agencies and institutions"]. ?. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  4. ^ a b Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. "Statens eierskap" (in Norwegian). http://www.eierberetningen.nhd.no/index.gan?id=166&subid=0. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 

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