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The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has chief responsibility for food policy and agricultural policy. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries has chief responsibility for fisheries and the aquaculture industry, seafood safety and fish health and welfare.

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Aspaker about russian ban

[News story, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, 07.08.2014]

I am informed that the measures carried out by Russia against the import of foodstuffs from the EU, Canada, USA and Australia also will have an impact on the Norwegian seafood industry. We are following the situation carefully, and we are in a close dialogue with the industry. It is now particularly important to identify the consequences of these measures, and to look at measures that can be undertaken to ease the situation for the seafood industry, says the Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker.

Norway’s fifth national report to the Convention on Biological Diversity

[Report, Ministry of Climate and Environment, 10.07.2014]

The report presents information on status and trends for biodiversity in Norway, measures undertaken to implement the Convention since 2009, successes and remaining Challenges.

Environmental compliance demanded of new aquaculture growth

[Press release, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, 23.06.2014]

The Government will accept a five per cent growth in the Norwegian aquaculture industry, but with stringent demands regarding lice.

Norwegian Invitation to Conclude Coastal State Agreements on Blue Whiting and Norwegian Spring Spawning Herring for 2014

[News story, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, 20.03.2014]

Despite several rounds of negotiations, there are no coastal state agreements in place for 2014 neither for blue whiting nor for Norwegian spring spawning herring. Norway has been ready to conclude both agreements since last autumn.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

20,000 new seed samples deposited in Svalbard

[News story, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 27.02.2014]

A new shipment of seeds from food plants has been deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for long-term storage. The shipment, that was transported to the seed vault in Longyearbyen this week, contains 20,000 seed samples from Japan, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and the USA.

The fisheries negotiation with the EU postponed again

[News story, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, 14.02.2014]

- I regret that Norway and the EU was not able to conclude at this time either, says Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker. We are already on overtime, and this could have been in place last year if the EU didn’t postpone and prolonge both this and other negotiating processes.

Statssekretær i Landbruks- og matdepartementet Hanne Maren Blåfjelldal

Norwegian contribution to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture's Benefit-Sharing Fund

[News story, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 06.02.2014]

Norway is paying close to NOK 700,000 to the International Plant Treaty's Benefit-Sharing Fund. This corresponds to 0.1 per cent of the value of the trade in seed products in agriculture in Norway in 2013, and is an annual contribution from Norwegian agriculture toward the efforts of farmers in developing countries to safeguard plant diversity.

Coastal-states talks on mackerel to continue

[Press release, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, 24.01.2014]

Yet another round of coastal-states talks on the management of mackerel ended inconclusively today, Friday 24 JanuaryThe parties agreed, however, to reconvene on Tuesday 28 January, in Bergen, Norway.

Empowering Agriculture: Fostering Resilience- Securing Food and Nutrition

[Speech/article, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 18.01.2014]

By: Minister of Agriculture and Food Sylvi Listhaug

Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker and EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Maria Damanaki

Norway and the EU agree to continue talks in the mackerel negotiations

[Press release, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, 26.11.2013]

Today, Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker met with EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries to continue discussions on the negotiations between Norway, the EU, Iceland and the Faroe Islands on the management of mackerel in the North-East Atlantic.

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Teatergata 9 (R6), Oslo
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N-0030 Oslo, Norway

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Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Telephone: +47 22 24 90 90
Fax: +47 22 24 95 55

Address

Teatergata 9 (R6), Oslo
Post:
Postboks 8007 Dep.
N-0030 Oslo, Norway