The purpose of this report is to map fishing activity and other human activities on and around spawning grounds for coastal cod to identify areas that may be suitable as protected areas. The report partially addresses the coastal cod related tasks in the 2023 assignment letter to the Institute of Marine Research and will serve as a knowledge base for further work on spawning ground protections in collaboration with the Fisheries Directorate. The main focus of the report is to map commercial fishing activity in time and space at the location (fishing statistical area “lokasjon”) level and within the spawning grounds, as well as aquaculture and tourist fishing businesses. Landings data from commercial fisheries have been linked to vessel tracking data where possible to map fishing activity on the actual spawning grounds. We advise reduced fishing and/or restriction of other human activities on the spawning grounds and/or at the location level, where the data supports this. In most of the locations included here, cod fishing peaks during the spawning season, and most of the cod is caught with gillnets from vessels < 11m. Areas with the highest cod catches in the spawning areas are Kvænangen, Smørfjorden (Porsanger), Sør-Vikna, Grytøya-Vikafjorden (Vandve-Dønna), as well as Revsbotn and Repparfjorden in Finnmark. Areas with the highest proportion of cod catches in the spawning area (relative to the location as a whole) are Borgundfjorden, Revsbotn and Repparfjorden, Kvænangen, Baljsfjorden, and Vandve-Dønna. There is significant aquaculture activity in several of the selected areas, and some areas have long been exposed to discharges from industrial activities (e.g., the Hemnes spawning ground in Ranfjorden). When implementing spawning ground closures, it is important to consider the time period and area in relation to spawning migration and spawning period to avoid cod being caught on their way to the spawning grounds.