Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
| Fiskeridirektoratet | |
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 Headquarters in Bergen | |
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| Formed | 1900 |
| Headquarters | Bergen, Norway |
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| Parent Government agency | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries |
| Website | fiskeridir |
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries (Norwegian: Fiskeridirektoratet) is a Norwegian government agency. On 1 January 2014, it was incorporated into the new Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries formerly under the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.[1]
Established in 1900, it is responsible for advising and executing the ministry's policy. It formerly conducted research, but the Institute of Marine Research was split out in 1989.[2] The organization consists of a headquarters in Bergen, seven regional offices and more than twenty local offices spread around the country.[3]
Heads of the Directorate
[edit]- Gabriel Westergaard and Jens O. Dahl (1900–1906)
- Johan Hjort (1906–1918)
- Sigurd Asserson (1918–1937)
- H. J. Salvesen (1938–1945)
- Ola Brynjelsen (1945–1948)
- Klaus Sunnanå (1948–1973)
- Knut Vartdal (1973–1978)
- Hallstein Rasmussen (1978–1988)
- Viggo Jan Olsen (1988–1996) and Peter Gullestad (1996–2008)[2]
- Liv Holmefjord (2008–2020)
- Frank Bakke-Jensen (2021–present)
References
[edit]- ^ "Slutt på Fiskeridepartementet". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). 3 January 2014. p. 9.
- ^ a b Hallenstvedt, Abraham (2007). "Fiskeridirektoratet". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ "About the Regions". Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
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