Central

Central government is responsible for:

• Management of the Operational Programme for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF);
• Implementation of Integrated Maritime Policy and Common Fisheries Policy;
• Pisciculture, production, processing, and marketing of fish and fish products, structural fishing policy excluding the fishing fleet;
• Devising and implementing fisheries policy;
• National fisheries policy;
• Managing and coordinating research, assessment, exploitation, reproduction and protection of fish resources;
• Creating a competitive yet sustainable field of economy that meets the requirements of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy;
• Developing and amending the Fishing Act and its sub-acts;
• International fisheries cooperation;
• Scientific research of fish resources and reproduction;
• Fishing-related accounting, fish protection and surveillance;
• Fishing efforts and assessment of the use of resources, based on which the regular and special fishing permits are issued;
• Planning and conducting surveys on implementation of Section 014,55, of the 'Fishing Permit Fees' of the national budget (in co‑operation with the County Environmental Departments);
• Developing the specialised environmental programme's sub-programme for fisheries and ensuring precise and sustainable use of the funds assigned to it.

Regional

No competencies identified at the regional level.

Local ​

 Local government units are responsible for promoting local producers and supporting them access funding from the EMFF via the national managing authority.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Rural Affairs

Ministry of the Environment

Sources

EMFF Factsheet, Estonia