Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries

Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries

Fiskeridirektoratet
Headquarters in Bergen
Government agency overview
Formed	1900
Headquarters	Bergen, Norway
Government agency executive	Frank Bakke-Jensen, Director
Parent Government agency	Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Website	fiskeridir.no/fiskeridir/english

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

• 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

1. "Slutt på Fiskeridepartementet". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). 3 January 2014. p. 9.
2. Hallenstvedt, Abraham (2007). "Fiskeridirektoratet". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
3. "About the Regions". Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2009.