Parliamentary White Paper 11 (2022-2023) – Norway's fishing agreements for 2023 and fishing under the agreements of 2021 and 2022.

The present document contains Norway's Parliamentary White Paper 11 (2022-2023), titled "Norway's fishing agreements for 2023 and fishing under the agreements in 2021 and 2022". The White Paper discusses Norway's fishing agreements for 2023 and fishing activities under the agreements of 2021 and 2022. It provides an overview of essential topics in international fisheries cooperation, including the legal framework of maritime law, international marine environmental processes, control collaboration, and the fight against illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing and fisheries crime. Additionally, the report outlines the status and scientific advice regarding the most important fish stocks that Norway shares with other countries.
There are three overarching goals that underlie Norway's participation in various negotiation processes and international organizations for resource management: 1) To promote sustainable management of living marine resources based on the best available scientific knowledge and an ecosystem-based approach; 2) To ensure Norway receives a fair share in the allocation of quotas for jointly managed stocks; and 3) To ensure satisfactory control and enforcement within the management regimes in which Norway participates. Norway cooperates through four types of international fishing agreements: bilateral agreements, tripartite agreements, coastal state agreements, and agreements within regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs).