Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (Norway)

Royal Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

Fiskeri- og kystdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed	15 May 1946
Dissolved	31 December 2013[1]
Superseding agency	Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Jurisdiction	Government of Norway
Headquarters	Grubbegata 1, Oslo, Norway
Employees	121 (2011)[2]
Footnotes
List of Norwegian ministries

The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs in Oslo

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (Norwegian: Fiskeri- og kystdepartementet, FKD) was a Norwegian ministry responsible for fisheries industry, aquaculture industry, seafood safety, fish health and welfare, harbours, water transport infrastructure and emergency preparedness for pollution 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.

On 1 January 2014, the ministry was dissolved and the minister portfolio was incorporated into the new Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.[3]

Organisation

The ministry was divided into the following sections:[4]

• 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:[5]

• Institute of Marine Research
• Norwegian Coastal Administration
• National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research
• Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries

Wholly owned limited companies were:[6]

• Norwegian Seafood Export Council

Partially owned limited companies were:[6]

• Nofima, The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research

References

1. "Endringer i departementsstrukturen" [Changes in the ministry structure] (in Norwegian). Office of the Prime Minister. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
2. Forvaltningsdatabasen
3. "Slutt på Fiskeridepartementet". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). 3 January 2014. p. 9.
4. Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. "Organisation" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
5. Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. "Subordinate agencies and institutions". Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
6. Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. "Statens eierskap" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-06-26.