Seven MPs—Erlend Wiborg, Bengt Rune Strifeldt, Jon Engen-Helgheim, Bård Hoksrud, Morten Stordalen, Liv Gustavsen, and Himanshu Gulati—introduced a bill to halt the planned introduction of no-fishing zones in Oslo Fjord and permit fishing to resume. The Standing Committee on Business and Industry recommends that the Storting reject the proposal. Committee members from different parties disagreed sharply: some argued that no-fishing zones are essential to reverse the fjord's environmental crisis, while others contended they represent unnecessary overreach and proposed alternative measures instead.
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The Storting calls on the government to halt the planned introduction of no-fishing zones in Oslo Fjord and instead strengthen other measures with documented environmental effect.
The Storting calls on the government to propose a cost-sharing model for investments in nitrogen removal from wastewater in areas subject to new treatment requirements.
The Storting calls on the government to open Oslo Fjord to continued fishing with nets and rod fishing from shore as soon as possible.
The Storting calls on the government to introduce an income compensation scheme for fishers in Oslo Fjord based on lost earnings from the no-fishing zones.
The Storting calls on the government to examine financing options for nitrogen removal from sewage facilities around Oslo Fjord and return to the Storting with a proposal by 2026.
The Storting calls on the government to present a support scheme for commercial fishers in Oslo Fjord affected by the fishing ban when it presents the revised national budget for 2026.
The Storting calls on the government to expand the no-fishing zone at Hvaler to include Hvalerdypet, in line with scientific recommendations from the Institute of Marine Research.
Document 8:13 S (2025–2026) – Private member's bill from MPs Erlend Wiborg, Bengt Rune Strifeldt, Jon Engen-Helgheim, Bård Hoksrud, Morten Stordalen, Liv Gustavsen, and Himanshu Gulati on continued fishing in Oslo Fjord – is not adopted.