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| − | '''Coastal/high sea vessels:''' Fishing vessels that fish 25% -75% of their time in the 12 nm zone.<br/> | + | '''Vessel type 2= Coastal/high sea vessels:''' Fishing vessels that fish 25% -75% of their time in the 12 nm zone.<br/> |
| − | '''High sea vessels:''' vessels that fish more than 75% of their time outside the coastal zone. These vessels fish offshore the French coast but are in some cases active in the coastal zone of other countries.<sup>3</sup> | + | '''Vessel type 3= High sea vessels:''' vessels that fish more than 75% of their time outside the coastal zone. These vessels fish offshore the French coast but are in some cases active in the coastal zone of other countries.<sup>3</sup> |
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===<span style="color:#3a75c4; Font-size: 130%">'''<small>References</small>'''</span>=== | ===<span style="color:#3a75c4; Font-size: 130%">'''<small>References</small>'''</span>=== | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 1 August 2014
Cherbourg
- Administrative Port: Manche
- County: Basse-Normandie
At about the middle of the northern coast of the Cotentin peninsula, at the mouth of the Divette and at the bottom of the bay between Cape Levi east and Cap de la Hague west, Cherbourg -Octeville is at 120 km distance from the English coasts. Cherbourg is the largest city in the department of Manche, and resulted from the merge of the municipalities of Cherbourg Octeville.1
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 14 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 5 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | 5 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 242 | |
| Landings | Landing points | Port of Hourdel - quai Gavois | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | CRPMEM de Haute Normandie, 26, Quai Galliéni 76200 DIEPPE
CRPMEM du Nord/Pas de Calais/Picardie, 12, rue Solférino 62200 BOULOGNE-SUR-MER | |
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Direct sale: stalls on the docks | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Possibilité d'embarquer (pêche au maqueraux sur de petites embarcations) : se renseigner auprès de l'office du tourisme | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Fête de la mer, Harengade | |
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | Le canot de sauvetage Benoît Champy, Statues illustrant les anciennes activités liées au monde de la pêche, Chapelle des marins, Ancienne halle aux poissons | |
Vessel type 1= Coastal fishing vessels: Vessels which spend more than 75% of their time in the 12 nm zone.
Vessel type 2= Coastal/high sea vessels: Fishing vessels that fish 25% -75% of their time in the 12 nm zone.
Vessel type 3= High sea vessels: vessels that fish more than 75% of their time outside the coastal zone. These vessels fish offshore the French coast but are in some cases active in the coastal zone of other countries.3
References
1. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherbourg
2. Data from 2011. Source: Ifremer
3. Leblond, E., Daures, F., Leonardi, S., Merrien, C., Demaneche, S., Le Blond, S., Berthou, P.L., Pitel-Roudau, M., Macher, C., Lespagnol, P., Le Grand, C., Le Blond, S. (2013). Synthèse des flottilles de pêche 2011, flotte de Mer du Nord - Manche – Atlantique, flotte de Méditerranée dans le cadre Réalisation du projet "Système d'Informations Halieutiques" de l'Ifremer. Edition IFREMER Brest. p.289.
