The Directorate of Fisheries’ shall promote profitable economic activity through sustainable and user-oriented management of marine resources and the marine environment.

The Directorate of Fisheries’ role is:

to provide professional input to the policy making process by way of

• analyses, statistics and advice
• legislature and regulative work and regulation planning development 

to be an efficient manager by

• implementing political decisions
• processing applications and appeals
• conducting monitoring and control

to be a partner through

• active cooperation with trade and industry, the research community and other public services
• knowledge sharing with various stakeholders and the general public

The Directorate of Fisheries’ areas of operation:

• Management of marine resources
• Aquaculture management
• Coastal zone management

Address:	Strandgaten 229
City:	Bergen
State:	(N-5004)
Telephone:	+47 55 23 80 00
Fax:	+47 55 23 80 90
Homepage:	Link to Homepage
Email:	[email protected]