Section for Marine Environment
2009-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Founding by merger
Name
Section for marine and water environment protection
Short name
Seksjon for hav- og vannmiljø
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Section
Superior body
Department for Nature Management
Located
301 Oslo
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English
2012-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Maintenance by secession
2012-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
* Section for marine environment
Short name
Seksjon for havmiljø
2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Section for Marine Environment
Short name
HAV
2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New superior organization (horizontal movement)
Superior body
Department for Marine Management and Pollution Control
Tasks (source: www.regjeringen.no):
Integrated management of the marine environment. Management plans for the Barents Sea and the sea areas off the Lofoten islands, the Norwegian Sea, and the North Sea and Skagerrak. The petroleum industry, fisheries, shipping, including management of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate on environmental issues. Marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, marine biological diversity, acute pollution, new marine and maritime industries. Knowledge about marine ecosystems. International cooperation, including the OSPAR Convention, IMO, the London Convention, the EU marine strategy and cooperation on protection of the marine environment in the High North. The Oil for Development program.
2025-01-01 00:00:00.0 * New superior organization (horizontal movement)
Superior body
Department for Nature Management
Tasks:
Section for Marine Management
The section has overall responsibility for the comprehensive management plans for Norwegian marine areas, protection of marine biodiversity, and for pollution and other impacts on the marine environment. In addition, the section is responsible for international marine environmental cooperation and a number of international conventions.
Source: regjeringen.no, january 2025