Central level

State competences[1]

• Responsibility for national legislation;
• Commercialisation and importing of fisheries' products;
• Inspections and sanctions in external waters;
• Organisation of fishing fleets;
• Educational system and training;
•  Promotion of joint ventures or other contracting entities between national and third countries' ship-owners;
• Measures for the protection of fishing reserves;
• Authorisation of changes of bases between harbours of different AC.
• Management of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
• Aquaculture research and development.
• Licensing.
• Prevention of illegal fishing.

Regional level

• Fisheries in interior waters;
• Legislative development and implementation of state basic legislation;
• Organisation of fishery sector and internal trade of fisheries products;
• Inspections and sanctions in internal waters;
• Formation of fisheries professionals.

Local ​level

Provincial competences

• Securing coordination and provision of municipal services.
  

Municipal competences

• None according to the LBRL, but different local powers and activities are related to fisheries:
• Social policy;
• Participation in management of local harbours; or
• Ecological protection.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Central

Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Food

Sources

Spain, EMFF Factsheet

Ley 3/2001, de 26 de marzo, de Pesca Marítima del Estado [Law 3/2001, of 26 March, of State Fisheries]

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Pesca.

[1] Art. 149.1.19 Spanish Constitution