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Norway and the EU have agreed to a bi-lateral fisheries
agreement for 2007. The Parties have also reached agreement on fishing in the Skagerrak next year. The long-term management plan for
haddock stocks has been revised with a view to achieving higher yields in the
long term.
(01.12.06)
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Norway is the responsible for managing extensive, rich seas in
the High North. The Government has set the principle that the management of
living marine resources is to take place within a
sustainable framework, and must be based on sound knowledge of the ecosystems. This
will ensure the maximum sustainable yield from these resources. The
Government’s ambition is for Norway to be a leading nation in marine research
and management.
(01.12.06)
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The Government will assess the need for a new, ice-class research
vessel capable of operating in the far north. An ice-class research vessel
would be useful in obtaining information needed for making political and
management decisions in the High North, for example in connection with the
development of the petroleum and fisheries sectors. It would also be used in monitoring
to improve our understanding of the environment, climate and resources in the
north.
(01.12.06)
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A
number of measures have already been or are being implemented to improve
maritime safety along the coast of mainland Norway. An important element of the
Government’s High North strategy is to enhance maritime safety in the waters
around Svalbard. In
this way, the Government will take a comprehensive approach to safety in the
High North.
(01.12.06)
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Good infrastructure is essential for trade and economic
activity. The development of safe and efficient transport corridors in the High
North therefore figures prominently on the Government’s agenda. The Government
supports the initiative for the establishment of the Northern East–West Freight
Corridor (the NEW Corridor) between China
and North America through the port
of Narvik.
(01.12.06)
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“This
is an important milestone for the Norwegian Government’s international efforts to
prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing,” says State
Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Vidar Ulriksen. In
the negotiations in London this evening, full agreement was reached among all
of the countries in the NEAFC regarding the measures that will enter into force
starting in May of next year.
(15.11.06)
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Implementing measures to stop illegal fishing in the Barents Sea was the main topic at the 35th
session of the Joint Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission.
- The Fisheries Commission has decided to
give priority to this work this year as well. Norway
and Russia
agreed on a number of measures last year, and much has been achieved. “This
year focus has been on speeding up implementation of these measures,” says
Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen.
(04.11.06)
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Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga
Pedersen – Norwegian-British seminar on sustainable fisheries - London 19 October 2006
(19.10.06)
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Speech by the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal
Affairs at the OSCE Workshop "Transport, Security and Environment - Identifying
best practices" in Tønsberg.
(16.10.06)
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Experience
of regional cooperation in the High North to promote safe and secure multimodal
corridorswhile protecting a fragile environment - Tønsberg, 16-18 October 2006
(11.10.06)
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Opening speech by the Minister of Fisheries and Coastal
Affairs Helga Pedersen.
(10.10.06)
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Today EU and Norway
will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on monitoring, control and
surveillance of fisheries. The text sets out a framework for mutual control and
enforcement between EU Member States and Norway which will not only
facilitate the management of shared fish stocks, but also make a major
contribution to both parties' fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported
(IUU) fishing.
(04.10.06)
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Speech
by State Secretary Vidar Ulriksen.
(26.09.06)
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Speech
by the Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Helga Pedersen - Aqua Vision
2006, Stavanger.
(26.09.06)
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The Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs' speech at the
joint Irish Norwegian Veterinary Conference Dublin
.
(19.09.06)
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Norwegian authorities received a letter on 7 September from
the Russian veterinary authorities, which sets out requirements for seafood
exports that may jeopardise all fish exports from Norway
to Russia.
These requirements apply to both fresh and frozen fish, and will enter into
force 1 October.
(07.09.06)
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Speech by the the Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs,
Helga Pedersen.
(08.08.06)
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We
have agreed that we all must improve our vigilance by improving control at sea,
control of transport and transhipment of fish, landings of fish as well as
processing and sale of fish products. I am very pleased that we all take such
interest in the question of how to combat the illegal, unreported and
unregulated fishing (IUU-fishing), said the Norwegian minister of fishery and
coastal affairs, Helga Pedersen, when the round table Conference on measures
against IUU-fishing finished in Trondheim Monday.
(07.08.06)
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By Helga
Pedersen, the Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. The ministerial conference on illegal
fishing in Trondheim
- Monday 7 August, 2006
(07.08.06)
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 By the Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga
Pedersen - European
Parliament
(20.06.06)
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“This represents
an important step forwards in the battle against illegal fishing”, says the
Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Helga Pedersen, about the communiqué
agreed at the meeting of the North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers.
(12.06.06)
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Welcome
and opening address by Helga Pedersen, Minister of Fisheries and Coastal
Affairs - Tromsø, June 6-7
(06.06.06)
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Minister
of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen launched
the www.fisheries.no
portal at the European
Seafood Exposition in Brussels
today.
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(09.05.06)
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In the
Integrated Management Plan for the Barents Sea,
the Government has decided that it will set up a forum for cooperation on risks
to the environment in relation to acute pollution in this maritime domain. The
government thereby wishes to enhance its work on environmental risk assessments.
The forum will be headed by the Norwegian Coastal Administration, and will
include representatives from a broad range of relevant public institutions.
(31.03.06)
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The
government will improve the monitoring of ecosystems and foreign matter in the
marine environment. In the Integrated Management Plan for the Barents Sea, the
government proposes setting up an advisory group to coordinate the monitoring
of the marine environment of the Barents Sea, headed by the Institute of Marine Research.
(31.03.06)
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A new
comprehensive risk assessment of the health effects of eating fish and seafood
concludes that it is safe and healthy to eat fish four times a week or more. The
general advice about a balanced diet also applies to fish; one should vary
between different types of fish.
(28.03.06)
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The Government has decided to bring the EU decision to impose
definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of Norwegian farmed salmon before
the WTO Dispute Settlement Body. The Government’s decision is in line with a
request by the fish-farming industry.
(22.02.06)
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On 1
January 2004 the official food control system of Norway was totally reformed. Two
major features of the reform were the establishment
of a new authority: the Norwegian Food Safety Authority; and reorganized
scientific support through the establishment of an independent risk assessment
body: The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM). The new
system has a clear separation between
the scientists performing risk assessment and the managers with risk management
tasks.
(21.02.06)
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