About Norways fishing industry, whales, seals and sealhunting, sustainable fisheries utilization, and other topics. The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs has 7 November 2008 brought before Parliament Bill no. 1 annex no. 4, relating to new licences for farmed salmon, trout and rainbow trout. The Government will allocate 65 new licences in 2009 as follows: Finnmark 7, Troms 8, Nordland 15, NordTrøndelag 7, SørTrøndelag 8, Møre og Romsdal 5, Sogn og Fjordane 5 and Hordaland 5. Of these, 5 licences will be reserved for applicants who wish to engage in organic aquacultureproduction. The licences will be granted at a fixed cost and applicants will be prioritised on the basis of certain defined criteria.

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