Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes and Mona Fagerås propose a new constitutional provision establishing that wild marine resources belong to the public and must support employment and settlement in coastal communities. The proposers argue this would protect two longstanding Norwegian legal principles—the commons doctrine (that the sea belongs to all) and the proximity principle (that proximity to the sea grants harvesting rights)—which they contend are now threatened by the privatisation of fishing quotas and fisheries policies that undermine coastal economies.
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Option 1: Add a new § 112a stating that wild marine resources belong to the public and must contribute to employment and settlement in coastal communities.
Option 2: Add a new § 112b stating that wild marine resources belong to the public and must contribute to employment and settlement in coastal communities.