Fiskeridirektoratet (fiskeridir.no)

About Fiskeridirektoratet (fiskeridir.no)

Fiskeridirektoratet was established in Bergen in 1900 and is the authorities' advisory and executive body for fisheries and aquaculture management in Norway. Fiskeridirektoratet shall contribute to fulfilling the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs' overall goals, which are to ensure the framework conditions for a profitable and sustainable fisheries and aquaculture industry as well as other marine-based business. Fiskeridirektoratet has its own vision, an overall goal, and a role description in line with this. Vision: Life in the sea – our common responsibility Overall goal: “We shall promote profitable and value-creating business activity through sustainable and user-oriented management of marine resources and the marine environment.” Role: We shall be a professional trendsetter through analyses, statistics, and advice legislation, regulation, and planning work We shall be an effective administrator through implementation of political decisions processing of applications and complaints monitoring and control We shall be a partner through active cooperation with industry, research, and other public agencies nationally and internationally knowledge exchange with various stakeholders and the public