The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries ( no, Fiskeridirektoratet) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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. On 1 January 2014 it was incorporated into the new

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ...

formerly under the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. Established in 1900, it is responsible for advising and executing the ministry's policy. It formerly conducted research, but the

Institute of Marine Research The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research ( no, Havforskningsinstituttet) is a national consultative research institute which is owned by the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. The institute performs research and provides advisory services ...

was split out in 1989. The organization consists of a headquarters in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, seven regional offices and more than twenty local offices spread around the country. Heads of the Directorate have been

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and Jens O. Dahl (1900–1906),

Johan Hjort Johan Hjort (18 February 1869, in Christiania – 7 October 1948, in Oslo) was a Norwegian fisheries scientist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer. He was among the most prominent and influential marine zoologists of his time. The early yea ...

(1906–1918),

Sigurd Asserson Sigurd Karsten Asserson (25 June 1882 – 19 July 1937 in Oslo) was a Norwegian civil servant. Asserson was born in Sandnes, southwestern Norway. He was the son of captain Kristian Asserson (1838–1916) and Anna Anfindsen (1850–1926). He ser ...

(1918–1937),

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(1938–1945),

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(1945–1948),

Klaus Sunnanå Klaus Sunnanå (29 January 1905 – 22 January 1980) was a Norwegian '' Mot Dag'' member, economist and fisheries director. He was born in Avaldsnes as a son of teacher and farmer Knut Andreas Søndenaa (1871–1948) and Lisa Kristine Thuestad (188 ...

(1948–1973),

Knut Vartdal Knut Vartdal (born 1 October 1940) is a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party. He was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries in 1968 when the cabinet Borten held office. He lost this job when the cabinet fell in 1971, but r ...

(1973–1978),

Hallstein Rasmussen Hallstein Rasmussen (22 April 1925 – 28 February 2016) was a Norwegian civil servant. Rasmussen was born in Fræna, and graduated from the University of Oslo in 1952. He was first hired at the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries in 1953, where ...

(1978–1988),

Viggo Jan Olsen Viggo, also spelled Wiggo, is a Nordic male name. There are two main theories about its origins: * a latinised form of the Old Norse name Vigge, which is also found in the form of other Germanic names, such as Ludvig. It stems from old Norse 'vig ...

(1988–1996) and

Peter Gullestad Peter Andreas Gullestad (born 25 September 1948) is a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Bergen, and took the cand.oecon. degree in 1976. He was hired in the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries ( no, F ...

(1996–2008),

Liv Holmefjord Liv Holmefjord (born 1962) is a Norwegian economist and civil servant. She graduated as economist from the Norwegian School of Economics, and has worked for the and . She was appointed head of the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries The Norweg ...

(2008–2020) and Frank Bakke-Jensen (2021–present).

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Fisheries Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...

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