The Strategy for Nordic Co-operation on Fisheries 2001-2004 constitutes the overarching framework for joint Nordic activities in this policy area, covering all aspects of foodstuffs derived from fishing1 and aquaculture. The Nordic countries have won international recognition for their management of living marine resources and their capacity as a major supplier of fish and shellfish products. Some of the Nordic countries are among the world’s largest fishing nations, and roughly half of the fish products consumed in Europe come from the Nordic region. Fisheries play a major role in the economies of some of the Nordic countries and the autonomous territories.