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The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs ( no, Fiskeri- og kystdepartementet) was a
Norwegian
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ministry
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Government
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responsible for
fisheries
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industry,
aquaculture
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industry,
seafood
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safety,
fish
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health and welfare,
harbour
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s,
water transport
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infrastructure and emergency preparedness for
pollution
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incidents.
It was created in 1946, as the Ministry of Fisheries. In 2004 it received responsibility for coastal affairs, and changed its name. The department must report to the legislature,
Storting
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...
.
It is since October 2013 led by
Elisabeth Aspaker
Elisabeth Aspaker (born 16 October 1962) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and she is the current county governor of Troms og Finnmark county. She was also the Minister of European Affairs from 2015-2016 and Minister for No ...
(
Conservative
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), a member of
Solberg's Cabinet
The Solberg Cabinet was the government of the Kingdom of Norway, headed by Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg as Prime Minister from 16 October 2013 to 14 October 2021. The government was appointed by King Harald V on 16 October 2013 followin ...
.
On 1 January 2014 it was incorporated into the new
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
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.
Organisation
The ministry was divided into the following sections:
*Political staff
*Communication unit
*Department of Aquaculture, Seafood and Markets
*Department of Coastal Affairs
*Department of Research and Innovation
*Department of Marine Resources and Environment
Subsidiaries
Subordinate government agencies were:
*
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 ...
*
Norwegian Coastal Administration
Norwegian Coastal Administration ( no, Kystverket) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the water transport infrastructure along the 9,200 km Coast of Norway. It is responsible for coastal navigation infrastructure, pilotage a ...
*
National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research
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*
Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
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Wholly owned
limited companies
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were:
*
Norwegian Seafood Export Council
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Partially owned limited companies were:
*
Nofima
The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (also known as Nofima), is a food science research institute in Norway. The head office is located in Tromsø, with research activities in Bergen, Stavanger, Sunndalsøra, Tromsà ...
, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research
References
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Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Water transport in Norway
Norway
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Ministries established in 1946
Ministry of Fisheries
Ministries disestablished in 2014
2014 disestablishments in Norway
Maritime affairs ministries
Ministry of Fisheries
Transport organisations based in Norway