Iceland reassured me it was done at the local level. Then they had a process of regional associations.
Let me back up. The various harbours would identify what development they would need for the next two to five years. This was then presented to regional fishing associations and harbour associations, and this was eventually all rolled up to the central government against very clear standards and criteria. Once at the bureaucratic level it was all organized and then presented to their parliament. I got the impression it was approved at a very high level. It usually was not changed. The priority didn't change because of political considerations.