The fjords are what happens when glaciers cut valleys below sea level and the ocean comes in behind them. The result is a coast of extraordinary vertical drama, walls rising a thousand metres straight out of deep water, waterfalls falling the whole way, and a shoreline so convoluted that Norway’s coast, measured properly, is longer than the equator.
These are productive waters, warmed by the Atlantic current far above the latitude where they should be, and they support cod and herring and the seabird cliffs that have fed coastal communities for a thousand years. They also now support one of the largest salmon farming industries in the world, whose sea lice and escapees are a direct and well-documented threat to the wild Atlantic salmon that spawn in the rivers at the fjord heads.
The organizations here defend the wild salmon rivers, push back against mine tailings being dumped directly into fjords, and protect the seabird colonies, whose numbers along this coast have fallen sharply as the fish they depend on shift with the warming sea.
Environmental Organizations in This Bioregion
9 organizations working across this landscape.
Andebu Frivilligsentral
Ta imot og veilede interesserte frivillige. Formidle frivillig innsats. En til en tjenester. Gruppeaktiviteter. Kurs. Offentlighetsarbeid. Være med på å drive aktivi...
Hearts in the Ice
Polar Regions, Citizen Science, Climate action, youth engagement
Naturvernforbundet
Naturvernforbundet consists of over 37,000 members in more than 100 local groups, working to solve environmental issues both locally and globally.
Nordic Ocean Watch
We believe that action creates awareness. Even though the most important solutions should target the root causes of the problem, we still have to deal with the symp...
Protect Our Winters (POW) Norway
Turn passionate outdoors people into effective climate advocates to affect systemic solutions to climate change.
Rosareke Foreningen for Sjøørrettens venner
Protect and preserve the natural habitat of the sea trout in Norway.
WWF-Norway
WWF works to help local communities conserve the natural resources they depend upon; transform markets and policies toward sustainability; and protect and restore s...