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Safety
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The production of Norwegian oil and gas takes place around the clock, throughout the year, involving several thousand people. Safety on the Norwegian continental shelf is strictly regulated and all participants are required to operate in accordance with regulatory requirements.
The coast is yours
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Public rights is a well established principle of access to and use of nature in Norway. This also applies to the sea.
Escapes of farmed fish
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Escapes from fish farms along the coast are a major challenge for the aquaculture industry, management and the environment.
The great seafood nation
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Fishing has been an important industry for Norway since time immemorial. Exceptionally good natural conditions, good management and skilled industry practitioners makes Norway Europe's largest fisheries and aquaculture nation. With the right measures, we may harvest the sea and coast into eternity.
Norwegian aquaculture
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From hobby to an advanced biological industry.
The ocean becomes more acidic
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The ocean has become 30 percent more acidic since the beginning of the industrial revolution, and acidification is accelerating.
The future of the seas
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Many questions concerning the impact of pollution, acidification and climate change on the world’s oceans remain unanswered. Much research is need to understand the collective and individual impact of different human activities on the marine environment.
Looking after lengthy shores
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Norway has the second-longest coast in the world. With a rich fauna and flora, it is in good environmental shape. But some Norwegian shore areas are heavily affected by human activity.
The North Sea and Skagerrak
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The North Sea and Skagerrak are more strongly influenced by human activity than the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea: they contain some of the busiest shipping routes in the world and support intensive fisheries and a large-scale oil and gas industry. Climate change and ocean acidification are expected to have increasing impacts in the future.
The Norwegian Sea
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The Norwegian Sea is the part of the North Atlantic between Norway, Svalbard and Iceland. In general, the state of the environment is considered to be good, and much of the water column and deep seabed is relatively undisturbed. However, certain species and areas are clearly affected by human activity.