Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (Norway) explained

Agency Name:	Royal Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Native Name:	Fiskeri- og kystdepartementet
Seal:	Emblem of the Norwegian Government.svg
Formed:	15 May 1946
Dissolved:	31 December 2013^[1]
Superseding:	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 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:

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Endringer i departementsstrukturen . 16 October 2013 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017230209/http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/smk/pressesenter/pressemeldinger/2013/endringer-i-departementsstrukturen.html?id=742964 . 17 October 2013 . 30 June 2023 . no . Changes in the ministry structure .
2. https://forvaltningsdatabasen.sikt.no/data/ansatte/etat/10:1 Forvaltningsdatabasen
3. News: Slutt på Fiskeridepartementet. Klassekampen. 3 January 2014. 9. Norwegian.
4. Web site: Organisation . 2007-06-26 . Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs . Norwegian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071212095033/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/fkd/The-Ministry-of-Fisheries-and-Coastal-Affairs/Organisation.html?id=281 . 2007-12-12 .
5. Web site: Subordinate agencies and institutions . 2007-06-26 . Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071111115614/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/fkd/The-Ministry-of-Fisheries-and-Coastal-Affairs/Subordinate-agencies-and-institutions.html?id=115194 . 2007-11-11 .
6. Web site: Statens eierskap . 2007-06-26 . Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry . Norwegian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812034548/http://www.eierberetningen.nhd.no/index.gan?id=166&subid=0 . 2007-08-12 .