Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
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Norway seeks comprehensive and balanced agreements both concerning Norwegian spring spawning herring and mackerel. We are ready to continue the negotiations, but at the same time we support additional measures against irresponsible fisheries.
Written question from Terje Aasland (A) to the Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.
“Safety at sea in the Barents area has been further strengthened through the introduction of the new Norwegian-Russian ship reporting system Barents SRS. The system is a tangible result of the good Norwegian-Russian cooperation on infrastructure and
The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs proposes to change the rules of ownership control of the aquaculture industry. It is proposed to allow companies to own up to 40 percent of production capacity in the salmon farming industry. At the same
The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs proposes to change the rules of ownership control of the aquaculture industry. There will be more distinct requirements to ensure that the largest companies continue to contribute to growth and activity
For the fourth year running, no illegal overfishing of cod and haddock has been detected in the Barents Sea.
Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen and EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki has issued a joint statement on the Faroe Islands unilateral quota for herring and mackerel.
On Tuesday INTERPOL organized an international enforcement conference related to fisheries crime. At the conference INTERPOL launched its international collaboration effort Project SCALE. The project is intended to raise awareness of fisheries crime
- I am very pleased to see that the European Parliament has chosen to say no to continued discard of fish, says Minister for Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen.
Every year the British eat more than 382 million servings of fish and chips, and the dish is among Britain's fast food favourites. Norway supplies the fish to around 20 per cent of the British fish and chips market. Today Kristine Gramsrud, State
Norway's Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen raised the issue of market access for Norwegian seafood at a meeting with the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki in Tromsø on Monday.
Norway and the European Union have today concluded a new fisheries agreement for 2013. The agreement establishes the total allowable catches and quotas for shared stocks and includes an agreement on the exchange of reciprocal fishing possibilities
For the first time, a broad and overarching strategy has been drawn up for prioritization of future research and development in the marine sector. Today the R&D strategy “Norway - A major marine research and seafood nation” was presented to
On Thursday 11 October, Russia and Norway signed a bilateral fisheries agreement for 2013 in Trondheim. The Agreement includes a historically high cod quota for the Barents Sea of 1 million tonnes.
The discussions on a quota sharing agreement were inconclusive. The respective positions remain too far apart.
In the margins of the 17th North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Conference held in Reykjavik on 3 July 2012, Commissioner Maria Damanaki and Norwegian Fisheries Minster Lisbeth Berg-Hansen met with the Icelandic Fisheries Minister, Steingrímur J.
For the third consecutive year, no illegal overfishing of cod and haddock in the Barents Sea has been detected.
The Norwegian minister for fisheries and coastal affairs, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, met members of the fisheries committee in the European Parliament today, and held political discussions with the EU commissioner for fisheries, Maria Damanaki.
Disappointment and grave concern following the inconclusive outcome of the Coastal State consultations on mackerel in Reykjavik from 15 to 16 February 2012.
"We have now introduced a new system for closing and opening fishing grounds in the North Sea and the Skagerrak in order to protect small fish and juveniles, and to reduce the problem of discard of fish," says the minister for fisheries and coastal