en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Norwegian government has allocated a total of 83.6 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 8.62 million US dollars) to seven municipal fishing port projects in the four counties of Finnmark, Nordland, Vestland, and Agder, for upgrading coastal marine infrastructure. Project recipients can receive subsidies of up to 50% of the total cost.

Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Marianne Sivertsen Næss stated that these projects have been prioritized for support due to their contribution to promoting local employment and improving safety on maritime routes. She noted that under the current government's term, funding for such capital-intensive municipal projects has more than doubled.

The distribution of approved projects is as follows: three in Finnmark, two in Vestland, and one each in Nordland and Agder. Planned construction work includes fixed piers, floating piers, dredging, and coastal wave attenuation facilities. In Finnmark, a fixed pier in Mehamn, Gamvik received a grant of 23.52 million Norwegian kroner, a fixed pier in Øksfjord, Loppa received 38.75 million Norwegian kroner, and the fishing port in Honningsvåg, North Cape received 4.05 million Norwegian kroner for fixed pier construction.

In Vestland, a floating pier and breakwater project in Kalvåg, Bremanger received 12.5 million Norwegian kroner, while Austevoll received 3.74 million Norwegian kroner for similar wave attenuation and pier facilities. The remaining funds were allocated to Laukvik in Vågan, Nordland—737,000 Norwegian kroner for a floating pier, and to Holmesundet in Lyngdal, Agder—300,000 Norwegian kroner.

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