Fish are the most important sea resource.
Gravel, sand and ceramic clay are also of local importance. Saaremaa has very good preconditions for developing a recreation industry. Forests, juniper groves, coastal areas, curative mud and the sea make up a vast recreation complex, the utilisation of which has only been started. There are extensive reserves of curative mud all over the county. The juniper groves covering about 9,000 ha are unique.