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Aquaculture licences

Bellona, 12/01-2009 To be allowed to farm aquaculture species in Norway it requires a permit from the authorities. Today the government has granted around 2,000 licenses to farming of different fish species. Below you’ll find the historical overviews for aquaculture licences for salmonids (salmon and rainbow trout), marine species (cod, halibut, etc.) and shellfish (mainly mussels).


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Source: The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
Salmon and rainbow trout
The chart to right shows the number of permits for atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in Norway. Grow out licences are given to farms where one puts out the small fish (smolt) and feeds it up to slaughter size. In addition to these licenses there are granted licenses for the production of fingerlings (up to smolt size), brood fish (milk and eggs) and research facilities. Hordaland is the largest county in the production of farmed salmonids.


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Source: The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
Marine species
After the Norwegian success in breeding and farming salmon an industry for farming of marine species has emerged. Most of these licenses are issued to farming of cod and halibut. In the end of 2007 the authorities had granted 547 licenses to cod farming. Nordland is the largest county in the production of farmed marine species.


Shellfish
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Source: The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
Farming of shellfish in Norway have long been virtually synonymous with blue mussels. In 2007 there were 531 permits for farming of blue mussels in Norway. Today a number of shellfish species are farmed in addition to the traditional mussel, both as extensive farming (released into the sea and recapture) and cultures in farms. Lobsters, scallops, oysters and sea urchins are some examples of the farming of shellfish in Norway.
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