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Department for Fisheries and Aquaculture

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2012-11-08 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization

Name
Department for Fisheries and Aquaculture

Short name
Fiskeri- og havbruksavdelingen

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Division

Superior body
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

Located
301 Oslo

The Department for Fisheries and Aquaculture is responsible for matters related to fisheries, the fishing fleet and the aquaculture industry. There is a wide range of topics in the department's portfolio, including quota negotiations and international fisheries agreements, IUU fishing, regulation of and the right to engage in fishing and hunting, regulation of the fishing fleet, aquaculture policy and management, environmental sustainability of the aquaculture industry including fish health and –welfare, and licensing rules.
Among other things, the department has responsibility for the Marine Resources Act, participation laws and the Aquaculture Act, as well as the Food Act and Animal Welfare Act with respect to aquaculture.

2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

2020-03-31 00:00:00.0 * Ending by splitting

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English