Norges Råfisklag is a Norwegian sales organization for

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, small

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s and shellfish. It was established in 1938, and its headquarters is located in

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. Regulated by Norwegian

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('), Norges Råfisklag has monopoly of all first-hand sale of codfish, small whales and shellfish delivered along the Norwegian coast between

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and

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. Annually approximately 1 million tons of fish and shellfish are sold through Norges Råfisklag, and total revenues in 2015 were about 9.7 billion NOK.

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