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Department for Coastal Management and Marine Environment

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08.11.2012* Founding by complex reorganization

Name: Department for Coastal Management and Marine Environment
Short name: Kyst- og miljøavdelingen
Affiliations: Ministry
Hierarchical level: Division
Located: 301 Oslo

The Department for Coastal Management and Marine Environment is responsible for matters related to coastal management, the marine environment and port and sea transport policy. The Department follows-up decisions regarding sea transport laid down in the National Transport Plan, including port policy, development of fishing harbours and sea lanes, operation and maintenance of maritime infrastructure and the pilot service. The Department is also responsible for coordination of environmental policy and spatial planning, maritime safety and the governmental preparedness against acute pollution.

The Department’s area of responsibility also includes coordinating the Ministry’s policy towards the High North, coastal culture, and the infrastructure on Jan Mayen. The Department is responsible for the Port and Fairway Act, the Pilotage Act and sections of the Pollution Control Act regulating preparedness and response measures against acute pollution.

01.01.2014 New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

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

31.12.2021* Ending by merger

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

Remarks

* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).

Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.